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British Colonist's need for land brought conflict with the French. war broke out between the two of them over land in the Ohio River Valley. It spread across french territories -
The Proclamation of 1763 was a policy that restricted colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains in order to prevent costly conflicts with the Native Americans. The British started tightening their control on the colonies after their win against the french. -
The Stamp Act which took place in 1764, was an act of the parliament of great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America. It restricted printed materials including legal documents, magazines, playing cards, ect, to be made/used unless they payed a fee. It also had to be paid with British curenncy, not in colonial paper money -
The Sugar Act which is also called Plantation act, or the revenue act. It took place in 1764, in the united kingdom. British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade of sugar and molasses. They also ceased transportation of all foreign rum and all of the refined sugars had high tax. -
In 1765 Parliament passed the quartering act. The purpose of this act was to outline locations of houses to use as barracks that British soldiers good stay at during war. If the locations were to small then they had to put the "overflow" into locals businesses such as inns. -
This act gave goods imported to the American Colonies taxes, The British sent forces over to enforce this act however the american colonist disliked this and it built tension leading up to the revolutionary war. Ben Franklin informed the British that America will start to manufacture their own goods rather than paying taxes on imports. -
Tensions between the British and the colonist were rising, sometimes resulting in violence. The Committees of Correspondence promoted manufacturing in the Thirteen Colonies and advised colonists not to buy goods imported from Britain.The boston massacre was a deadly riot that began as a street brawl with colonist and one lonely british soldier. Crispus Attucks was one of the men killed. He had 2 musket balls fired into his chest. -
The Intolerable Acts also known as the Coercive Acts were a series of laws pasted by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. The tea party was members of the revolutionary-minded Sons Of Liberty getting on ships and dumping tea into the water. Today it was 1 million dollars worth of tea. They closed down the Boston Harbor, made trials in the colonies difficult, and allowed English soldiers to invade colonists homes. -
The British put taxes on things that were being imported to the American colonies, such as tea.They also taxed paper, lead, paint, and more. They taxed these things because they were in debt and they needed to get money. Not only did they disagree with this taxation without representation, they used mob violence to prevent the collection of taxe -
The Boston tea party was a political protest that took place in 1773 at a place called Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists were frustrated and angry with Britain for imposing the "taxation without representation". The dumped 342 chests of tea that were imported by the British East India Company, into the harbor. This act showed Great Britain that the Americans weren't going to put up with taxation. -
1st Continental Congress George Washington was one of the men at the first continental congress "meeting" -
The battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the American Revolution. Colonists in Massachusetts defied British authority. They outnumbered and outfought the redcoats.They embarked on a lengthy war to win the independence. -
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The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by Congress on July 5, 1775, to be sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared. The Petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens. King George III refused to read it and it was rejected by the British Government. -
Thomas Paine Wrote Common Sense in 1776. Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. -
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Battle of Trenton Hessians were german soldiers brought in to fight for britain. -
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General John Burgoyne and his troops, defeated, began a march to the town of Saratoga where they entrenched themselves once again in hopes of escaping. Gates's army had surrounded them and forced them to surrender. Following the American victory, morale among American troops was high. Benedict Arnold was instrumental in stopping the advance of the British and in obtaining the surrender of British General John Burgoyne. -
Battle of Monmouth Molly Pitcher accompanied her husband William Hays at the battle of Monmouth. she fired cannons when her husband fell ill. -
Battle of Yorktown General cornwalis, British army officer and official. Famously surrendered his army at Yorktown -
