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Albany Congress
A meeting in Albany, New York with the 13 colonial leaders. They wanted all of the colonies to cooperate with each other so they could defend themselves against the French. They also had the Iroquois in the meeting so the Iroquois could form an alliance against the French. -
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French and Indian War
French and Indians vs British and colonists and Iroquois. They are fighting over the Ohio River Valley. The British win the French and Indian. The French lose their North American empire. -
The Treaty of Paris
After losing Quebec, the French could no longer protect its other lands. As a result the French and the British signed the Treaty of Paris. This meant that France lost all of it's North American Empire. This also meant that Great Britain gained all of French territory east of the Mississippi. -
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Pontiac's War
Pontiac, the leader of the Ottawa nation, formed an alliance with the Western Native Americans. They attacked British forts and settlements because the back country settlers were trying to move in west of the Appalachian Mountains. Finally, in the early August, British defeated Pontiac's forces near Fort Pitt. Ponti -
The Proclamation of 1763
Britain wanted to stop further wars with Native Americans. So, the British government made the Proclamation of 1763. This banned colonial settlement west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. This was widely ignored and it was impossible for the British to enforce. -
The Sugar Act
When the British realized they were in a large debt, they thought the colonists should pay part of the debt. So, in 1764 the Parliament passed the Sugar Act which put tax on several products, including molasses. -
The Stamp Act
In early 1765, the Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which required all colonists to buy special tax stamps for all products and activities. Again, the colonists were angry with the Parliament. Merchants in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia organized a boycott not to buy any British good. The protests worked. In 1766, Parliament took away the Stamp Act. -
The Quartering Act
In 1765, Parliament made the Quartering act, which purpose was to save money. It made the colonists quarter British troops, and provide them with food and other supplies. This made the colonists very angry because, once again the colonists thought the Parliament was violating their rights. -
The Boston Massacre
On March 5, 1770, Parliament repealed all the Townsend duties-except one on tea. Parliament had not acted in time. In Boston, March 5, 1770, an angry crowd of workers and sailors surrounded a small group of soldiers. They threw stuff at the soldiers, which made the soldiers fire shots into the crowd, killing five and injuring six people. -
The Tea Act
In 1773, the Parliament passed the Tea Act, which was intended to help the British East India company. This act even lowered the price of tea because they allowed the East India company to ship tea directly to the colonies.But, some colonists were angry to which, it gave the East India company a monopoly on selling British tea in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty organized in port cities to stop the East India Company tea from being unloaded. No tea was unloaded in New York, Philadelphia, or other ports. But in Boston, Governor Thomas Hutchinson made sure that the tea would be unloaded. For more than two weeks, feelings were tense in Boston. Finally, on December 16, 1773, a large group of men disguised as Native Americans went on the tea ship and threw 342 cases of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
After the incident, the Parliament passed four laws. The first act Closed the port of Boston. Two more increased power of the royal governor. One abolished the upper of the Massachusetts legislature. The other one cut the powers of town meetings. The last one strengthened the 1765 Quartering Act. -
First Continental Congress
This event took place in Philadelphia. 12/13 colonies sent delegates to Philadelphia. Georgia did not send one. The congress demanded the official end of the intolerable acts and said that the colonies had the right tax and govern themselves. The congress also called for a new boycott of British goods. They would meet again in May 1775 if it's were demands were not met. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
In April, General Thomas Gage, sent 700 troops to seize weapons from the minutemen and capture some important colonial leaders. Two men, Paul Revere and William warned the minutemen that the British were coming. In the town of Lexington, 77, minutemen were waiting for the British. Suddenly a shot rang out. This turned out to be the first shot of the American revolution. But near Concord, 400 minutemen fought the British, killing three. -
The Second Continental Congress
The congress met again in Philadelphia because the King did not meet the demands the Congress made. All delegates felt they needed to prepare for war and they needed to form an army. They chose George Washington to be the commander for the Continental -
The Battle of Ticonderoga
While the Second Continental were meeting an important battle took place in Fort Ticonderoga. Ethan Allen, a blacksmith and his force of 83 men surprised the British in the early morning. The British surrendered almost immediately. -
Battle of Bunkers Hill and Breeds Hill
Breeds Hill and Bunkers Hill overlooked the city of Boston. British General William Howe decided to attack the straight up Breed's Hill. Israel Putnam, the American commander knew that his troops did not have a lot of ammunition. So the Americans only fired when the British were 150 feet away from them. The British won on the third try because the Americans ran out of ammunition. -
Olive Branch Petition
This petition was sent directly to the king. This petition stated that the colonists were loyal to the king. It asked the king to stop fighting so all disputes between the colonists and Britain could be solved peacefully. King George didn't even look at the Olive Branch Petition. Instead, he sent 20,000 troops to the colonies to the revolt -
The Invasion of Quebec
In late December 1775, the Americans attacked Quebec during a severe snowstorm. The attack was turned back. One leader, Richard Montgomery, was killed, and the other leader, Benedict Arnold, was wounded. The Americans stayed outside of Quebec until May 1776 when the Americans were forced to leave Canada. -
The British withdrawal from Boston
In March, Washington placed the cannons on high ground over-seeing Boston. When this happened, the British couldn't defend the city. On March 17, 1776, the British withdrew from Boston by sea and never returned.