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French & Indian War
After 6 peaceful years, the French-British conflict reigned. The conflict is known as the French and Indian War. -
Continental Army
The congress argued to recognize the colonial militia as the continental army and appointed George Washington as its commander. -
Treaty of Paris
Angered by French victories, Britain's king George II selected new leaders to run his government in 1747. One of them was William Pitt , a self confident politician. Under his care, they began to win battles. They gained support from Iroquois. In september 1759, the war took a turn. British troops defeated the french in a surprise attack. The war officially ended in 1762 with the signing od the Treaty of Paris. -
Proclamation of 1763
To avoid further conflict with the Native Americans, the british government prohibited colonists from settling west of the appalachian mountains. The Proclamation of 1763 established a proclamation line along the colonists were not allowed to cross. -
Sugar Act & colonists response
The sugar act did 3 things. It halved the duty on foreign-made molasses in the hopes that colonists would pay a lower tax rather then risk arrest by smuggling. It pasted duties on certain imports that had not been taxed before. It provided that colonists accused of violating the act would be tried in a vice-admiralty court. -
Declaratory Act
Parliament passed the Declaratory act, which asserted parliament's full right to " to bind the colonies and people of america in all cases whatsoever ". -
Sons of Liberty & Samuel Adams
The Townshend Acts taxed goods that were imported into the colony from Britain, such as lead, glass, paint, and paper. The acts also imposed a tax on tea, the most popular drink in the colonies. Led by men such as Samuel Adams, one of the founders of the Sons of Liberty, the colonies again boycotted British goods. -
Townshend Acts & colonists response
Britain taxes certain colonial imports and stations troops at major colonial ports to protect customs officers. Colonists protests " taxation without representation " and organize a new boycott of imported goods. -
Boston Massacre
British troops fore into a crowd, killing 5 people. Colonial agitators label the conflict as a massacre. They also published a dramatic engraving depicting the violence. -
John Locke’s Social Contract
Every society is based off of a social contact-- a agreement to consent to obeying the government. -
Tea Act
British gives the East India company special concessions in the colonial tea business and shuts out colonial tea merchants. -
Boston Tea Party
A large group of Boston rebels dressed up as Native Americans and processed to take action on 3 tea ships and dumped 18,000 pounds of east Indian company's into the water of Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts – all 3 parts
King George lll tightens control over Massachusetts by closing Boston harbor and quartering troops. -
First Continental Congress meets
Committees of correspondence assembled the 1st Continental Congress -
Minutemen
Minute men are civilian soldier who pledged to be ready to fight within a minute notice -
Battle of Concord
3,000-4,000 Minutemen assembled, British soldiers fell by the dozen. -
Second Continental Congress
Colonial leaders called the 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia to debate their next move. -
Midnight riders: Revere, Dawes, Prescott
Paul Revere, William Dawes, & Samuel Prescott rode out to spread word that 700 British troops were headed for concord. -
Battle of Lexington
The battle of Lexington was the 1st battle of the Revolution war, lasted 15 minutes. -
Olive Branch Petition
Congress sent the king the so called Olive Branch Petition, urging a return to " former harmony " between Britain and the colonies. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill would prove the deadliest battle of the war. -
Publication of Common Sense
Helped to overcome many colonist's doubts about separating from Britain
