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French and Indian War 1754-1763
By 1754, British-French tensions reached a new crisis around control of the Ohio River Valley. French explorers and fur traders had established forts and other communities through the midsection of America, from the Great Lakes in the North to Louisiana in the South. The French and the British kept expanding their land (area) which led to the frontier (war.) After the French and Indian War tons of taxes went around the 13 colonies, Sent by the king to pay back the debt. -
Pontiac's War
In the last few days of the French and Indian War leader of the Ottawa nation Pontiac forms an alliance with Western Native Americans. On 1763, Pontiac and his allies attack British troops 2,000 British troops are killed. The British react defensively and start to kill random Native Americans. Eventually the British finally defeat Pontiac’s forces. The war was officially over by 1764. -
The Sugar Act
On April 5th 1764, British Parliament starts to impose taxes on Molasses and sugar. Britain starts to crackdown on smugglers that smuggle molasses and sugar for a cheaper price. The colonists get upset and start protesting. When the British start writing more acts, the colonists get really upset and angry that Britain is controlling them. -
The Stamp Act
In the year of March 22, 1765 the British start taxing the Colonies on everything such as Newspapers, wills, licenses, insurance, policies, land titles, contracts, and other documents. Britain was trying to pay back their debt since the French and Indian war, so making the colonies pay for taxes would help give back some money. Colonists were terribly mad at this they protested and ended up starting a boycott an organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products. In October they sent a petitio -
The Quartering Act
On March 24th 1765 the law that the British parliament passed required that all the colonists must quarter, or house a British troop and provide them with food and other supplies. Colonists thought this was just another tax, because they had to pay for extra food and supplies to house the soldier. Colonists felt that they had no rights and at all and the British were controlling them. Angry, voiceless protesting colonists followed. -
The Boston Massacre
On March 5, 1770 in Boston an angry group of workers and sailors surrounded a small group of soldiers. They threw snowballs and rocks at them. They were angry that they were taxing them way too much and controlling them. The small group of British soldiers ended up firing and killing 5, and wounding 6. The 9 British soldiers were trialed for murder 2 pleaded guilty. Their punishment was having their thumbs branded. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was organized by a group called the Sons of Liberty; they were a group of colonists that stopped most of the East India Company tea from being unloaded. The Tea Act was a reaction to the Boston tea party many colonists hated that Britain was taxing their tea. On December 16th, 1773, a large group of colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded the tea ship. They threw 342 cases of tea into the harbor totaling about 90,000 pounds of tea, worth thousands of dollars. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Boston Tea Party outraged the King of Britain. He wanted to punish Boston, and Massachusetts. In response to the incident parliament passed four laws, these laws were so harsh the colonists called them the Intolerable Acts. The 4 laws sent from Britain’s parliament were to close the Port of Boston. Two others increased the powers of the royal governor, abolish the power of the Massachusetts legislature, and cut the power of town meetings, and if anyone was accused of murdering, a British col -
The battle of Lexington and Concord
On April 19th, 1775 the Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle to lead to and mark the start of the
Revolutionary War. British troops embarked from Boston on the night of April 18 with the goals of capturing patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock, who were staying in Lexington, and an arsenal of colonial arms and ammunition stored in the town of Concord. Both towns were alerted which gave them time to get ready. They killed 73 British soldiers and wounded 174, while another -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Britain Decides to attack straight up Breed’s Hill. American Commander Israel Putnam knows his troop will run out of ammunition. So they let the British come to them, the Americans succeeded hundreds of British Soldiers fall dead. The first British attack failed so did the second. The third battle Britain succeeded, only because the Americans had run out of ammunition and had to retreat. The British won the battle but at terrible cost 1,000 were killed or wounded. -
The Declaration of Independence
The road of freedom from Britain started, with the second continental congress in May 1775. But the official Second Continental of the American colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776. The British thought the Americans were seditious, meaning an illegal action and not following the law of the government. The Declaration of Independence was finally approved by Congress on July 4th, 1776. -
Crossing the Delaware
On Christmas night 1776, Washington leads 2,400 men across the river in small boats. They were crossing the river for a surprise attack on Trenton. The Colonists succeed on the surprise attack. On Christmas night 1776, Washington leads 2,400 men across the river in small boats. They were crossing the river for a surprise attack on Trenton. The Colonists succeed on the surprise attack. -
The Battle of Saratoga
On October 17th 1777, the Battle of Saratoga was a giant turning point for the Americans. The British came up with a plan to cut New England off from the rest of the states, by capturing New York. Burgoyne’s plan called for a 3 route way an army of 8,000 would move south to capture to capture the forts on Lake Champlain, Lake George, and the upper Hudson River. From the West, a smaller British force was driving through the Mohawk Valley toward Albany. And from the South, General Howe would lead -
Valley Forge 1777-1778
Washington’s Continental Army suffered through the harsh winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge where many of the 11,000 Continental soldiers there were not sufficiently fed, clothed, or housed. Woman reacted to this and played an important part of Valley Forge they helped collect food, medicine, warm clothes, and ammunition. Later on Friedrich von Steuben a German baron helped train the Continental Army for success. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a Treaty that made Britain recognize the Independence of the Unites States. The boundaries of the new nation were set at the Atlantic on the east, Canada on the North, the Mississippi River, on the west, and Florida on the South. On April 15, 1783, Congress approved the treaty.
