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Zenger Trial
About a German immigrant printer named John Peter Zenger, this trial held the importance of stepping more closer to freedom for the American colonists. Zenger's publication was the controversial issue of how he criticised the royal governor, and was sent to jail because of it. This trial was a perfect example of freedom of the press. -
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Seven Years' War
This was the first global conflict, where the French and Indians allies together and went against the British, to fight for more land. At the end of the war, Great Britain had the most/greatest colonial power at the end. -
Albany Congress
Where representatives from 7 colonies met with the Iroquois Chief Indians in Albany, New York. This meeting was in the purpose of getting the Indians to come to an alliance with the colonists.The plan was passed, but not able to be ratified through legislature. The Articles of Confederation was written later., right after it. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the Seven Years' War, it gave Britain way more colonial power from Canada, French America east of the Mississippi and Florida. Spain as well gained more power, but not as much as Britain. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
The conflict in the Ohio Valley between the English and the Indians due to the British policies that were made after they defeated the French, it was named after Pontiac (Ottowa chieftain). -
The Sugar Act
A taxation against the colonists by British, though it reduced the tax on molasses, but started to tax on other foreign goods (like sugar, wine, coffee etc.). The rum industry began to decline and reduced colonial economy by limiting what the market could sell. This set the stage for them to revolt. -
The Stamp Act
A tax on the colonists made by the British, of to tax every printer material they used. The money from the taxation was used to defend against the American frontier (near App moutains). This act was viewed offensively of how the Brtish never asked for the colonial approval. "No taxation, without representation" - Patrick Henry -
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Intolerable Acts
There were five parts of the Intolerable Acts ( the Boston Porter Bill, the Quartering Act, the Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Government Act, the Quebec Act), these were laws to punish the colonists for dumping the tea, this was declared by King George III and expected the people to submit to them. -
The Repeal of The Stamp Act
Where the American colonists won their first victory against the British through boycotting the English manufactorers . -
The Declatory Act
This Act was passed after the repeal of the Stamp Act, the British created this act to gain revenue, but instead the colonists boycotted and resisted to support anything to do with the British. The main event that developed the Revolutioary War. -
Boston Massacre
A street fight against the British and local colonists of Boston ("Patriots"), where the British had real weapons that were used against them. Most colonists died during the incident. This later triggered the Revolutionary War. -
Boston Tea Party
Where several of the colonists of 200, dressed like Indians came where the ships were docked, and dumped all the cargo of tea into the harbor. -
Tea Act
The last spark that fired up the Revolutionary War, this act was to help the East India Company (British based company), so it had a taxation on tea. This caused the colonists to react and created the Boston Tea Party. -
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First Continental Congress
Each colony sent a delegate besides Georgia to represent the people equally, so they could communicate with each other as the body of America.This is where discussions and debates are placed. -
Lexington and Concord
A British plan to capture colonial leaders and seize gunpowder, but the Americans already knew of the plan from their spies. Paul Revere, and other horse riders rode around town warning that the British were comiing. -
Fort Ticonderoga
This fort was the access point to Canada during the French Indian War, where the colonists surprised the British and finally won their first battle in the Revolutionary War, and gave weapons back to their own troops to help them in the war. -
Second Continental Congress
During this meeting, the Continental Army was created and the suprememe commandander would be George Washington, and did much more. -
Olive Branch Petition
Last try for the colonists to make peace with the British, since some did not want to break away from the motherland, but King George was stubborn in the appeals that were made by the colonists. Their last resort was war. -
Battle of Bunkerhill
Where the colonists proved to the British that their fighting tactics are a true threat against them. -
Declaration of Independence
A representation of America's liberty from the British, a written document authored mostly by Thomas Jefferson and other group of men. It was the political philosophy that set American standards as the people of a new country. Some of the philosophical ideas came from John Locker, but were rephrased to fit in the document. -
Common Sense
Which Thomas Paine wrote about his idea on independence, and argued against the British ideologies of equality.
