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The entire global conflict erupted over a power struggle in the Ohio Valley between the British, the French, and the Native Americans. British colonial forces, led by Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, attempted to expel the French in 1754, but were outnumbered and defeated by the French. When information had reached Washington's failure, British Prime decided it was called for a quick undeclared retaliatory strike. -
The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to help replenish their finances after the costly Seven Years' War with France. The British Parliament finally passed the Stamp Act or Duties in the American Colonies Act. It required colonists to pay taxes on every page of printed paper they used. The Stamp Act is significant because they required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
Prohibited British soldiers from being quartered in private homes, but it did make the colonial legislatures responsible for paying for and providing for barracks. Great Britain compelled the colony of Massachusetts to quarter British soldiers sent to Boston, those who were involved. What was important in the Quartering Act allowed royal governors, rather than colonial legislatures, to find homes and buildings to quarter or house British soldiers. -
Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. Charles Townshend, Chancellor of the Exchequer, sponsored the Townshend Acts. What was important help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts. -
Massachusetts colonists defied British authority, outnumbered and outfought the Redcoats, and embarked on a lengthy war to earn their independence. The first battle of the American Revolution, Massachusetts colonists defied British authority, outnumbered and outfought the Redcoats, and embarked on a lengthy war to earn their independence. American victory. What was important was the Politically disastrous, it persuaded many Americans to support the cause of independence. -
The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. New England soldiers faced the British army for the first time in a pitched battle. What was important The fierce fight confirmed that any reconciliation between England and her American colonies was no longer possible.