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War between Britain and the French and Indians of North America. Most battles took place in Canada. Great Britain won.
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A three cent tax on sugar coffee and more. Banned French wine and rum. Only some of the population was affected but they were very vocal.
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The sons of liberty was formed during this because everything paper related needed the stamp. The stamp costed money that the colonist hadn’t had to pay for many years.
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The stamp act was repealed because of a diplomatic body formed. This party was called the stamp act congress.
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A tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. Great Britain sent more troops after protests and rebellion.
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Five colonists were shot, one was a black man who died. Deepened the distrust between Great Britain and the Colonies.
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Angry and disgusted colonist dumped 342 whole crates of tea into the boston harbor. Similar instanced occurred later.
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A group of 56 delegates. They came from 12 colonies excluding Georgia.
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No one one knows who fired the first shot. It is known a sthe “shot heard around the world.”
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Met during the Revolutionary war and discussed the declaration of independence and other things. It continued through the summer.
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He was the first President of the US. He fought with the british in the French and Indian War.
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It was a two day engagement. The Americans fought until they were out of ammunition. It was actually fought on Breed’s hill.
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Wrote the article Common Sense. He published it inflaming the American Revolution.
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George Washington had placed fortifications and canons in a successful way so that the British had to evacuate. The British had hoped to use ships to ruin the set-up but a storm moved in giving the colonist enough time to secure it.
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The colonies should unite against Great Britain. Also they should seek foreign allegiance and continue to create a government.
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Many prominent Americans signed it. Great Britain decided to fight.
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It was written by Thomas Jefferson. It declared the thirteen colonies independent.
