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As the French, Natives, and British clash, the British see some loss against the pair. Their forces in the Americas are dwindled. William Pitt helping win some of these battles.
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Allowed british troops to sieze homes and ships without any good reason whatsoever. Caused major outrage throughout the colonies.
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An order issued by British Parliament forbiding colonnists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountain trail. Colonists unhappy due to the land restrictions.
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An act passed by British parliament to limit the smuggling of sugar and molasses throughout the colonies. DID NOT WORK, smuggling increased.
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A direct tax on paper goods, colonists outraged. -
Townshend Acts levy duties (taxes) on imported materials, like tea.
Colonists enraged; Samuel Adams organized boycott.
Women stop buying British luxuries; join spinning bees; boycott tea. -
Loosely based colonist propoganda against the British. Claiming Redcoats killed innocent colonists cold blooded. Greatly exaggerated amongst colonies as image depicts far more casualties than what had been the reality. Caused major colonist uprising against the British. -
Colonists ambush a British customs ship and burn it, their trial is to be held in Britain. -
Colonist rebels in Boston disguise themselves as Redcoats and board an East India Tea Co. ship carrying excess amounts of tea. The colonists dump 342 chests of Tea, British OUTRAGED. -
An act passed by British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. This act allowed British troops to quarter in the homes of colonists and the closing of the Boston Harbor. General Thomas places Boston under martial law. -
Colonial Congress reaches out to King George III with this petition requesting the restoration of harmony between the colonies and Britain. The King Laughs off the petition and orders a Naval Blockade to forbid any trade to or from the colonies. -
Meeting in Philidelphia, theSecond Congressional Congress would discuss independence. They would appoint George Washington as commander in chief and began to print paper money backed by gold.
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British troops attack militia north of Boston. British secure victory, though colonist militia held up against the Red Coats persistantly. They had to retreat due to the lack of supplies and ammunition. -
Parliament repeals stamp act after boycott of paper goods by colonists. Declaratory act issued on the same day. -
Written by Thomas Jefferson, accompanied by the inputs and collective minds of the greatest political and historical figures of the time. The Declaration Of Independence was published on the second of July, 1776. It was recognized nationally on July 4th 1776