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A war between the French and Indian while the French allied with the Indians and the British allied with the colonist. -
The British government wanted to ease tension by restricting the American colonist from moving westward of the Appalachian Mountains. -
They limited the products that the colonist could buy as an effort to control the economic activities -
You were required to purchase stamps for all official public papers as in, newspapers, letters, and magazines. -
This is the turning point of the war. The colonist were rioting and throwing stuff at the Redcoats, then the Redcoats opened fire on the colonist killing 5 people one being a freed slave, Cripus Attucks. This created a lot of tensions which resulted in the Boston Massacre. This is the turning point because in this time everyone was rioting and protesting and then that first shot started and lead all the way the American Revolutionary war -
The colonist were only allowed to purchase tea British-owned East India Trading Company which impacted the merchants. -
The American colonist were frustrated and mad because Britain forced “taxation without representation” and they dumped 342 chest of tea into the Boston harbor. -
This was a response to the Boston Tea Party. The colonist were punished by the British. They closed the Boston Harbor and canceled all town meeting which were important for making laws and decisions for the town. -
This Battle was the 'shot heard' 'round the world' and the start of the American Revolutionary War. -
The reason this petition was made was too try and prevent war from being declared. The Petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens.