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French and Indian war
French/Indians vs British colonists and later on the Iroquois .they were fighting because they both wanted the land between lake Erie and the Ohio River Valley . In the end the British won the war and got more land from the french and a little from the Spanish. -
Albany Congress
This event took place in Albany NY. The British, Iroquois and colonist met to form an alliance against the French. Unfortunately, the Iroquois didn't think the colonists would win so the Iroquois didn't join the alliance until after the colonists started winning the war against the French. -
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Pontiac War
At the very end of the French and Indian war, the leader of the Ottawa nation, Pontiac, formed an alliance with western Native Americans. They destroyed British forts and killed more than 2,000 backcountry people. The British responded with killing natives that did not attack them. In the end, the British had defeated Pontiac's tribes at a battle near Fort Pitt. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 declared that after the French and Indian war, the colonists would have to stay east of the Appalachian MT to be guaranteed safety from Native Americans. The colonists were outraged by this because they felt they had the right to decide where to live. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris took place in France in 1763. France and Britain both signed the Treaty of Paris. In this treaty, France lost just about all of their land in North America and surrendered French Canada to Great Britain. The British also gained all French land west of the Mississippi, and Spanish Florida, except new Orleans. The native people in America also lost a lot of land because the French failed to help keep the British from living on their land. -
The Sugar Act
Parliament passed the Sugar Act in 1764 when the British pushed new taxes on the colonies. This act put an import tax on things like sugar and molasses. It also put a very harsh punishment on smuggling, which made some of the merchants furious because some of them bought stolen or smuggled goods. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required the colonists to buy special tax stamps for all legal documents and activities (EX. newspapers, wills, licenses, insurance policies, land titles, etc.,) Virginia passed several declaring that they alone can tax their people in Virginia. Many of the other colonies organized a boycott. In October 9, 1766, delegates met in NY and wrote a petition and sent it to the king of Britain. In the end the protests worked and in 1766 the British repealed The Stamp Act. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was made so Britain could save money and enforce the Proclamation Act. To do this however Britain had to send 10,000 soldiers to the colonies. This act required the colonist to QUARTER or house any British solders and give them food, water and any supplies they needed. Again the colonists complained that this was against their rights. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was caused because the colonists were fed up with all the new taxes so they crowded around a bunch of soldiers in Boston and started to taunt them and throw snowballs and rocks at them. The outcome of this massacre was 6 wounded colonists and 5 murdered colonists. The British soldiers were charged with manslaughter, but John Adams defended them because he felt everyone was allowed to have a fair trial. Two were found guilty and had their thumbs branded. -
The Tea Act
The tea act actually lowered the price of tea so the British didn't think it would anger the colonist, but some of the colonists disproved of it. They didn't like that the East India Company had a monopoly on selling British tea. The monopoly affectected them because many of them sold Dutch tea that was smuggled in to the colonies. Now with the lower prices they will be unable to compete. Many other colonists argued that even though the tea is cheaper that there is still a tax. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Library, a rebel group of colonists, gathered in port cities to stop the tea from being unloaded and threatened the captains who brought the India tea and the merchants who bought it. When tea ships from Britain arrived on December 16, 1773, The Sons of Liberty threw 342 cases of tea in the harbor because they were not happy about The Tea Act. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were made because the Boston tea party angered the British government. Parliament passed 4 laws, these laws were so harsh that the colonists called them The Intolerable Acts. The first act closed the port of Boston, two others increased the power of the royal governor. The 4th law strengthened the 1765 Quartering Act. They also passed the Quebec Act which claimed Ohio and the Missouri rivers as part of Canada. The new boundries took away western lands away from colonists. -
First Continental Congress
The committee of correspondence organized a meeting in Philadelphia in September and October in 1774 with 12of the13 colonies delegates. They demanded the end of Intolerable Acts and declared that the colonies had a right to tax and govern them selves. They also wanted o train troops to stand up to Britten and boycot British goods. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Governor of MA, sent out troops to seize arms and colonial leaders in Concord then go to meet the minutemen in Lexington and order them to go home. The minutemen refused to leave Lexington and a shot was fired. This shot was known as the shot heard around the world killed 8 Americans. The larger battle in Concord between minutemen and British led to the killing of 3 British soldiers. Almost 300 British were killed or wounded in total. -
The Second Continental Congress
Even after the battles of Lexington and Concorde some colonists still did not want independence.On the other hand, some of them will de willing to use force to earn freedom. Some members of the conational congress were Tomas Jefferson, John Hancock and Benjamin Franklin. First, a group from New England wanted independence. But, a more moderate group said that they wanted less drastic action, but they said they should still get ready for war. The congress chose George Washington. -
The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
On this day a group of daring colonist, including The Green Mountain boys, Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen. These 83 the men snuck into Fort Ticonderoga when the British men were sleeping and the British surrendered all most immediately. This fort is so important For two reasons, one reason is because it is the main route to Canada and the Hudson river valley. The other reason is because it held all sorts of needed weapons. -
Olive Branch Petition
This Petition stated that that the colonists were still loyal to the king.it also stated that the colonists would like all the fighting to stop peacefully. But the attempt to make piece failed. The king didn't even read the document. he said that the colonists were an open rebellion and send voted to bring 20,000 soldiers to the colonies. -
Battles of Bunker and Breeds Hill
Israel Putnam and his men waited until the British were only 150 feet away and opened fire.This left hundreds of British soldiers either dead or wounded.The first and second British attack failed, but the third one succeeded,but only because the Americans ran out of ammunition.The British won, but more than 1000 were killed or wounded.The Americans lost about 400 killed or injured.In the end Washinton forced the British out of Bosten with cannons they stole forom the British and -
The British withdrawal from Boston
Washington had the cannons that he sized from the British and he his men dragged them on sleds from Ticonderoga to Boston witch are 300 miles away from each other.in march he placed them on high ground over Boston. the British could not fight back so on march 17,1765 the British left the city and never returned.
