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King George, Chief Pontiac and many colonists were involved. The Crown was trying to get people to not move West past the Apalachain Mountians.
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An act that made colonists pay taxes on the stamps on shipping items and legal documents.
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Townshend Taxes were a non obvious taxe at the ports that taxed paint, lead, and about 50 other items.
Boston Massacre was a fight between a lot of colonists who were protesting and a few British soldiers, one the British shot, after knocked down the British shot and 5 dead colonists and 6 injured as a result. -
As a result of the Tea Act of 1773, which was the British only allowing the East India Tea Company, colonists dumped 342 tea chests, which equates to about 15,000 pounds of tea, into the Ocean.
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Laws that were not ment to punich the colonists but they took them that way. They were used to strip Massachusets of it's self goverentment and historic rights. The Quebec Act was letting the royal gobernment in Canada have land near the Ohio Valley, making the colonists mad.
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55 delegates from 12 colonies got together to discuss the grievances that Great Britian has caused the colonies.
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First Millitary confrontation between the Americans and the British during the Revolutionary war. "Shot heard around the world".
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They created an army that would fight fo the Revolution, George Washington lead the delegates that met.
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Bloddiest Battle of the Revolution, over 1000 British soldiers died, and over 400 Americans died as well.
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A pamphlet written for the common people that asked Britian for Independence.
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A Declaration stating the independence from Britian and stating the reasons of independence from the crown.
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It was actually 2 different Battles, Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights. These were the turning points in the war that gave America the advantage. It also gave the French faith in the Americans.
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The French aided the Americans by blocking out suppies to British troops. This led to negotiations that ended the war.
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Britian ceded all the land west of the appalachain mountians, and Britians Prime Minister resigned. Thsi was the offical end to the Revolutionary War.
