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The Founding of the Colonies
The first English settlement was in North America on the Island of Roanoke. Colonists from Britain settled there in 1587 after leaving Britain because they wanted to settle because of religion, money, and more. This started the founding of the colonies and caused Britain to control the colonists after they moved to America -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was the North American conflict between Great Britain and France. The French and English fought with Native American allies. The war was in North America. This war happened in 1754-1763. This was to solve the conflict of who would get the land in North America. This war caused taxes to be raised in the colonies, which enraged the colonists. -
"No Taxation Without Representation"
"No Taxation Without Represention" was the colonists protest against Britain because they were taxed without representation in the British parliament. This happened in about 1761. It happened because of differences of opinion between the colonists and British Parliament. This frustrated the colonists further because they wanted representation, but weren't getting it. -
The Sugar Act
A new law was passed by the British parliament on April 5th, 1764. It taxed the colonists for all sugar products (sugar, molasses, etc.). Money was collected for the British to pay off debts from the French and Indian War. Other sugar and molasses acts had been ignored. The raising of these taxes enraged the colonists because it was forced upon them to pay them. -
The Currency Act
The Currency Act is the name of several acts of Parliament that regulated paper money issued by the colonies. It happened on September 1st, 1764. It was made to extend the provisions of the Currency Act of 1751 and to regulate paper money. The British took over the currency system in the colonies, which caused the colonists to fight for freedom. -
The Sons of Liberty
Colonial men including Sam Adams, Benidict Arnold and many more wanted to undermine the British rule in the colonies. They were a secret group of colonists behind the Boston Tea Party called the Sons of Liberty. This happened in 1765 and was formed because colonists in the group were mad at the British Parliament for passing laws they weren't happy with. This group helped lead the American Revolution because they were a main force behind the rebellion of the colonists. -
The Stamp Act
The British decided to put tax on stamps and any paper products on March 22nd, 1765. This happened because the British government thought they could get away with taxing the colonists so Britain could get more money and power. This law forced taxation upon the colonists and therefore enraged them -
The Quartering Act
The quartering act were two British laws that forced local colonists to house British soldiers either within their homes or to pay for other homes. This act was passed on May 3rd, 1765. After the French Indian War, the British saw it fit for some of the British soldiers to stay in the colonies, and forced colonists to pay. The colonists were mad because of this. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty demonstrated angrily their hate of taxes against the government by dumping tea into the Boston Harbor in Boston, MA on December 16th, 1773. This was a demonstration against taxes and powered other rebellions. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws passed by the British to punish the colonists for their acts of defiance during the Boston Tea Party. These laws were meant to tax colonial goods and were passed in 1774. The British government wanted to tax the colonists because they were mad that the rebels were protesting British rule. This was a huge contribution to Revolutionary War because it was the last straw for the colonists and they were frustrated with Britain. -
The Boston Blockade
The British Parliament passed the Boston Port Act as a result of the Boston Tea party. They closed the port in Boston and demanded colonists pay for it. The law was passed on March 25, 1774 in Boston, Massachusetts. The colonists demonstrated against taxes and Britain rulers were not happy. This act enraged the colonists further. -
The First Continental Congress
Delegates from each of the 13 colonies except for Georgia held the First Continental Congress, when they came together to form a govenment. This happened in Philadelphia on Septermber 5th, 1774. It happened as a reaction to the Coercive Acts and powered the colonists to fight for their independence. -
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
“Common Sense” was written by Thomas Paine and it was written to advocate why the colonies should be separate from Britain, made in 1775-1776. He wanted to promote protest and encourage the colonies to fight to have a government away from Britain. His pamphlet persuaded a lot of colonists to fight to be a separate country. -
Paul Revere's "Ride"
"Paul Revere's Ride" is a poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere on April 18, 1775, although with significant inaccuracies. Longfellow was inspired to write the poem after visiting the Old North Church and climbing its tower on April 5, 1860. He began writing the poem the next day. Longfellow's poem is credited with creating the national legend of Paul Revere and how he helped colonists against Britain hide. -
Lexington and Concord
These were the first two battles of revolutionary war. British forces successfully destroyed cannons and supplies in Concord but the American militias drove British back to Boston on April 19th, 1775. The colonists surprisingly won the battle. They fought against Britatin and how they controlled them. It was the considered to be start of the Revolutionary War.
