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The Albany congress
The British called this meeting because they were expecting war to break out soon. They wanted colonies to agree to cooperate in defending themselves against the French. They invited the Iroquois in the meeting too but they refused. Benjamin Franklin believed the British could succeed so in his newspaper he put a picture of a chopped up snake, each piece representing each colony, saying join or die. -
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French and Indian War
This war was fought by the Indian, British colonists and Iroquio against the french Hurons and the Algonquin. fighting over the Ohio river valley. The British won the war and because of this the French lost all of their North american land. -
The Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris in a document that ended the French and Indian war. It was signed by Britain and France. This document was saying that the French surrendered. British gained lots of land from this such as, Mississippi, New Orleans, and Spanish Florida. British settlers also moved onto Native American lands. -
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Pontiac's war
Pontiac and his allies attacked British forts and settlements throughout the area. 6 British forts were destroyed and 2000 backcountry settlers were killed. In return British settlers killed native Americans who had not killed them. British defeated pomtiac's forces in August at a better near for Pitt. -
The proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was made because Britain wanted to avoid further was with native Americans. It banned colonial settlement west of a line drawn along the Appalachian mountains -
Sugar act
The sugar act was created to impose new taxes on the colonies. Which put a duty on several product such as molasses. Colonial merchants who also sometimes trade in smuggled goods, protested. -
The stamp act
The stamp act was another way to make taxes. This act required that all colonists I special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities. The stamps have a place on newspapers, wills, licenses, insurance policies, land titles, contracts and other documents. Some states were against this such as Virginia, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. -
The quartering act
The quartering act was an act against the sugar act. This act was made to save money. To enforce the proclamation of 1763 Britain kept about 10,000 soldiers to the colonies. The colonist did not agree, instead they said that the parliament was violating their rights. -
The Boston massacre
The Boston massacre was when in Boston an angry crowd of workers and sailors surrounded a small group of soldiers. They threw snow balls and stones at them while shouting. The soldiers fired into the crowd and killed 5 and wounded 6. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was intended to help the British East India company. The company was doing really good making money but the colonial boycott of tea seriously hurt the company. The Tea act lowered the price of the tea and made it so that the tea first had to be sent to Britain. some angry colonists decided to give the east India company a monoply on selling British tea in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party involved angry colonists called the sons of liberty that gathered together in port cities to stop the east India company tea from being unloaded. Governor Thomas Hutchinson refused to give up the tea so a large group of men disguised as Native Americans boarded the tea ship. They spent 3 hours throwing 342 cases of tea into the harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were responsive to the Boston Tea party. In return parliament passed 4 laws. The first act closed the port of Boston. Two others increased the powers of the royal governor, abolished the upper house of Massachusetts legislature, and cut powers of town meetings. Finally the fourth law strengthened the 1765 Quartering act. -
First continental congress
Americans in all the colonies reacted to the intolerable acts by trying to help the people of Boston. They brought them food and other supplies. Meanwhile the committee of correspondence organized a meeting to discuss what to do next. This was known as the first continental congress. -
The battle of Lexington and concord
General Thomas gage sent 700 troops to seize the arms that were being stored in Concord. Before the troops got therepaul revere and william dawns rode through the night to warn the minute men. In the town of Lexington about 77 minute men waited for the British to arrive. The British commander ordered the minute men to leave and they refused. A shot was fired and this became known as the shot heard around the world. A larger battle took place in concord, with 400 minute men. -
Battle for Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen, a blacksmith was leading the fort. His force of 83 men reached for the fort by crossing the lake and surprising the British in the early morning. -
The Second Continental Congress
After the battles of Lexington and Concord most colonists still did not favor independence. As the crisis with Britain deepened, the second continental congress came together in Philadelphia. The congress chose George Washington as the commander of the newly formed Continental army.The congress also printed paper money to pay for it's army. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was the petition that stated that all colonists were loyal to the king. It also asked George to stop the fighting so all the disputes between the colonists and Britain could be solved peacefully. This petition failed, instead George Washington declared the colonies were "in open . . . rebelion".