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French and Indian War
This war was between Great Britain and the French. The French had help from the American Indians. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act put taxes on sugar, coffee, indigo, and wine. The Sugar Act also banned rum and French wine from being imported into the US. The Act only affected some of colonists -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the first direct tax on the American colonies. Basically, anything thing that was paper had to have a British stamp on it, which costed money. The Stamp Act was removed in March 1766 but the British passed the Declaration Act that stated that Great Britain were superior to the American colonies no matter what -
Townshend Acts
The laws in the Townshend Act placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. The Colonists rebelled until they uplifted the laws on the taxes except for the taxes on tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street were 5 colonists were shot and one was killed. (Crispus Attacks) -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty, dressed as Mohawk Native Indians, dumped tea off of the Boston Harbor due to a new tax on tea -
Intolerable Acts
The british were mad about the Boston Tea Party and other rebellions by the americans so they allowed the British soldiers to search and live in anyones home. -
First Contenental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a group of people that met secretly about the Intolerable Acts -
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Revolutionary War
The American Revolution lasted from 1775 to 1783 -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
During the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first shots between British and American soldiers were shot. The British attacked Concord because there were lots of weapons there. The Americans stopped the British from controlling Concord but the British took over Boston -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Americans controlled the top of a hill to guard a shipyard in Boston. The British charged the hill three times and the Americans loss the hill due to running out of ammo. The battle was a moral victory for the Americans because it gave them the confidence to fight against the British -
Declaration act
Parliament declared that they had the right to make decisions about the colonies.
