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French And Indian War
The French and Indian War, also know as the Seven Years War, started with French expansion to the Ohio River, which brought conflict with the British colonies. France had gained the support of the natives in the fight which helped them gain leverage in the beginning, unfortunately for them the British Colonies had ultimately won the battle. At the end of the battle France lost Canada, and Spain who joined France in the war, lost Florida to the British. -
The Stamp Act
The first act passed by the British to affect colonists directly, it imposed a tax on documents such as wills, newspapers, and playing cards. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Acts were a series of laws and taxes placed on supplies like glass, tea, lead, paper, oil, and paint, which only fueled the colonists anger. -
Boston Massacre
An angry mob of colonists gathered in front of the Boston Customs House and began to taunt British soldiers, aggravated and hoping to suppress the violence some shots were fired, unfortunately five colonists were killed, but colonist leaders labeled the incident The Boston Massacre provoking anger among the colonists. -
Tea Act
In order to save the nearly bankrupt British East India Company, the act granted the establishment the right to sell tea free of taxes to the colonies, making instead the colonial sellers pay the taxes on the tea. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston rebels snuck into the night disguised as Natives and dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into the harbor to protest against the newly passed Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts
Angered by the growing acts of rebel colonists, King George III encouraged parliament to pass a series of acts that later colonists dubbed The Intolerable Acts. The laws shutting down the Boston harbor, and forcing private homes and other buildings to accommodate British Commanders and Soldiers. -
1st And 2nd Continental Congress
In retaliation to Britains continuous acts of control 56 delegates from all over the colonies met to draw up a declaration of rights in Philadelphia. The document defended the colonists right to run their own affairs and threatened that if the British attempted to force their power over the colonists again that the colonists would fight back in retaliation. -
Lexington And Concord
As British troops made there way from Boston to Concord, colonists Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott made sure to warn others of the fats approaching army of 700. When British troops made it to Concord they were met with minutemen lined up ready to fight. The troop retreated in the end, which signaled the completion of the first of many battles. -
Publishing of Common Sense
A widely read pamphlet across the colonies, the words covering its pages attacked the monarchy, including King George, arguing that British tyranny should only be responsible for Britain, and that independence from Britain would allow the colonists to develop a better society.
