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The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock
The Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Rock in 1620 and when they arrived they were near Provincetown. There were also sites where William Bradford and many other Pilgrims went there. -
Pennsylvania Becomes a Colony
The King signed the Charter of Pennsylvania, and it was officially was proclaimed in April. Then the King name the new colony William Penn’s father to honor him. So they could include the land of 39th and 42nd degrees to the north latitude and also from the Delaware River westward. It was also to provide the Quakers to have a place with religious freedom. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War started and ended in 1754 and 1763. This war provided Great Britain with enormous territorial gains in North America. There were arguments over the subsequent frontier policy. They were also paying for the expense of the war and that led to colonial discontent. Picture -
The Sugar Act
It was to rate the taxes on molasses from six of the pence to more than three per gallon. It was also the first gas in the American colonies. So the French and Dutch West indies this was providing to increase revenue funds to enlarge. It helped protect the sugar plantations from different kinds of fertile lands in the French and Spanish colonies in the West indies. -
The Currency Act
This act was also a Parliament act of Great Britain that also regulated the paper money that was issued by one of the colonies of British America. This act was to protect the British merchants and creditors from getting paid with not a lot of money in the colonial colony. -
The Stamp Act
England wanted to pay their troops in the colonies, so they passed the Stamp Act. It put a tax on papers, documents, and other stuff. If the colonists didn’t pay, they were punished unfairly without a jury. The colonists hated this act. For them, it was an example of “taxation without representation.” -
The Quartering Act
The British Parliament gave a pass on The Quartering Act. One of the series of measures primarily aimed at raising revenue from the British colonies that were in America. It also didn’t provoke the immediate, and it sometimes gets violent protests that would try to oppose the stamp of the act. -
The Townshend Revenue Act
It was named after the guy named Charles Townshend, and he was a British chancellor of the Exchequer. They would also impose duties in the British china, glass, paint, paper, and more. The main purpose was to raise the revenue for the British Empire by taxing the North American colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
It was a Streetfight that happened in Mach 5 1770. It was for a patriot mob that was throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks. So a squad of British killed several of them and this led to a campaign by the speech of the writers, so they can rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that happened in Griffin’s Wharf in Boston. American colonists were very angry with The Britain's for taxation without showing any representation. So they threw away 342 chests that had tea in them that were imported by the British East India company into the harbor. -
The First Continental Congress
It was the primary accomplishment to congress compact among the colonies to boycott the British for their goods on the beginning of December 1st, 1774. They took many moments to declare their independence from Britain's Then many years later they ratified their first national constitution and also declared their laws in the thirteen of Parliament. Which violated their rights. -
Patrick Henry’s “Give me Liberty or give me Death” speech
In the Speech on Patrick Henry said was that he was argued that the volunteer militia should be armed and organized. So they could prepare themselves to defend the county of Virginia, and so they could fight and be prepared and have the battle with Great Britain. -
The Ride of Paul Revere
It was so important because He was given a warning to the colonists and the Militia from the riders that were enabled some of them to prepare and be ready to fight the British Army off their initial attack. Paul would serve in the American Army during the Revolution and after serving them he would go back to his business the Silversmith and expand other areas thereon. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was assumed that the normal functions of what a government is, there were also ambassadors, and issuing with a paper currency. They were raising a Continental Army through the corruptions and assigning generals to lead these armies that they are in. They were working on directing strategies, giving jobs to diplomats, and more. -
George Washington named Commander in Chief
George Washington was selected from many candidates, which was also John Hancock. They picked him because his previous military experiences had given him hope to become the leader that will help unite Virginia and other colonies together. George had been helping the army with many struggles that they had, but then they had won many victories and Great Britain had surrendered all those attacks that they were doing.