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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War started in 1756 and ended in 1763. The British and the French were fighting over the Ohio River Valley. The Ohio River Valley was an important part of land because it consists three rivers that is convenient for trade and transporting goods to other places. The French seemed to be winning the war in the beginning. It turns out that the British wins the war. The British wins the war, but the war left them in a huge war debt they had to pay. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War between the British and the French. After the treaty of Paris was signed, the British got the land that the French once owned. The French lost almost all the land that they had owned. The Native Americans were also forced to retreat. -
Pontiac's War
Pontiac was a Native American that fought with the French in the French and Indian War. He was from a tribe called the Ottawa tribe and he was the chief. He did not want the British to keep expanding onto his land, so he went to war with the British. This war was called "Pontiac's War" because the chief of the Ottawa tribe was named Pontiac. Since Pontiac started the war, we called it "POntiac's War". The war killed many British settlers. -
Proclamtion of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 is a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. The Proclamation says that the British settlers are to stay east of the Appalachian Mountains and are forbidden to cross to the other side. The Native Americans are to stay on the West side of the Appalachian Mountains. The purpose of this law was to prevent any more wars with the Native Americans. The British colonists did not like this law and they ignored the law. Many colonists still decided to break the law. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was one of the laws passed by the British government to collect money for the French and Indian War debt. The law said that some of the products that contained a larger amount of sugar were taxed to be more expensive. This led to a protest against smugglers and merchants and other businesses who traded these goods. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was one of the laws that the British government passed to get money to pay off the war debt from the French and Indian War. The law required the colonists to buy stamps for almost everthing they buy. The colonists decided to organize a boycott against the Stamp Act. The British were forced to give in and cancel the law. The Stamp Act was disliked more than the Sugar Act because the Stamp Act forced the colonists to pay more for the products they needed. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was a law that required all the colonists to house the British soldiers and give them food and supplies. The law was passed because the British thought the soldiers were not cared for so they passed this law. The colonists disliked this law, so they protested again. The colonists said the law was violating their rights. -
The Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress was held because the British wanted to make more laws and to they wanted to tax the colonists for money to pay off the war debt from the French and Indian War. There were 9 colonies involved in the stamp Act congress. Patrick Henry and James Otis were part of the Stamp Act Congress. The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was "No Taxation Without Representation". -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was another law passed by the Parliament that allowed soldiers to search anyones' house at anytime without a warrant. This law was named after a Prime Minister named Charles Townshend who passed this law. Some of the items that this law taxed were products such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea. The colonists led protests and more boycotts. This also created a group called the Sons of Liberty. Even after the law was erased, the colonists were still angry. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was law passed by the Parliament to chastise the colonists for the Boston Tea Party when the Sons of Liberty dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor. Another name for the Intolerable Acts was the Coercive Acts. This law was given this name because it included harsh punishments. -
The Boston Massacre (continued)
The picture in the newspaper that showed the Boston "Massacre" was made by Paul Revere. My oponion aboyt the Boston Massacre is that the name is not true. I think that the name is exaggerated. The word "massacre" means killing multiple people. It's true that the soldiers killed 5 people, but they did not kill multiple people. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was caused by the anger from the Townshend Acts.The Boston Massacre started when an angy mob of colonists went up to a few British soldiers who were guarding a building and started throwing rocks,snow,and ice at them. Somehow one of the soldiers accidentaly fired his gun, which led others to do the same, killing 5 colonists, and wounding others.Surprisingly, the man who stood up for the British soldiers was John Adams. He believed that everyone deserved a fair trial. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was a law that did not inforce new taxes, but forced the colonists to buy tea from only one specific copany and no others. If the colonists wanted to buy tea from other merchants or companies they would have to pay alot more money than they were supposed to. This law was meant to help this company called the East India Company that sold tea. Monopoly means to have control or possesion over something. -
The Boston Tea Party (continued)
The Sons of Liberty then dumped all the tea into the Boston Harbor, destroying the tea. 342 packages of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor. Since the Sons of Liberty were the ones who were the ones who dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor, they were held responsible. The British were very angry, so they punished the colonists and this led to the Intolerable Acts. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a major event that led to to the American Revolution. The cause of the Boston Tea Party was from the Tea Act. The colonists did not like this law, even though the law did not inforce any new taxes, but since the colonists had to pay more money for other tea other than the East India Company, the colonists decided to protest. They protested by when the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and they attacked ships that carried the tea from the East India Company. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia. All the colonies attended this congress except for Georgia. The Congress agreed to not trade with the British until the Intolrable Acts were canceled. They also agreed that the Parliament's power should b limited. 56 people attended the First Continental Congress. Some of the famous people who attended the First Continental Congress were Samuel Adams,John Adams, Patrick Henry, and George Washington. -
Lexington and Concord
The British wanted to go to Lexington to capture Samuel Adams and John Adams. They then wanted to go to Concord to destroy anything that could. That night in Lexington, Paul Revere, William Dawes, and a few other men who were horseback riders rode out into the night to warn the Americans(colonists) that the British were planning to attack Lexington and Concord that night. -
Lexington and Concord (continued)
The Americans had made a plan that if the British were to arrive by sea, the some men were to light a lantern in the northern tower. It turns out that the British arrived by sea and land. When the ships and British troops arrived, they found themselves face to face with the minutemen that helped the British fight in the French and Indian War. Miutemen are known to be able to fight in a minute's notice.At Concord the British arrived by land. The British attacked, but didn't destroy the whole town -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place on a hill called Breed's Hill. The Americans planned to build their defences at Charlestown, on Breed's Hill, but they built it at the north side of the Boston Harbor. General Prescott led the Americans to battle and General Howe led the British. The British kept running up Bunker Hill and we chased them down. We did this a few times until we ran out of ammunition. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill (continued)
The British chose this stratagey to let us chase them until we got tired of chasing them, so when we were tired, they could defeat the Americans easiliy. During the battle, the British would run up and down the hill, while we chased them. This helped them kill the Americans easiliy after being so tired after chasing them. The British won the battle. It was a costly victory because the British killed many Americans an the Americans also killed many British soldiers. -
The Second Continental Congress (cotinued)
The Declaration of Causes was another document saying that the Texans and the Meicans could join the Revolution. At the end, the Mexicans decided to not fight and the Texans wanted their own independance. -
The Second Continetal Congress
After the battle in Lexington, the Second Continental Congress was held. On June 14,1775, the Second Continental Congress decided to not use British money, and to make paper money, and start their own type of money and they soon considerd themselves as "Americans" and not "British".The Olive Branch Petition was a document that held the king's approval that the Declaration of Independance. The Declaration of Causes was another document saying that the Texas colonists could join the Revolution.The
