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By the Treaty of Paris in 1763, France lost Canada in favor of Great Britain and all claims to territory east of the Mississippi, while Spain, in order to recover Cuba which Britain had taken, ceded Florida.
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The British did this because they wanted more money; the British wanted this money to help provide more security for the colonies.
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passed by the English Parliament imposing the first direct tax on the American colonies, to offset the high costs of the British military organization in America.
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imposed a new series of taxes on the colonists to offset the costs of administering and protecting the American colonies. Items taxed include imports such as paper, tea, glass, lead and paints.
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a mob harasses British soldiers who then fire their muskets pointblank into the crowd, killing three instantly, mortally wounding two others and injuring six.
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Taxes on tea
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colonial activists disguise themselves as Mohawk Indians then board the ships and dump all 342 containers of tea into the harbor.
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The government spent immense sums of money on troops and equipment in an attempt to subjugate Massachusetts. British merchants had lost huge sums of money on looted, spoiled, and destroyed goods shipped to the colonies.
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sept. 5 - Oct. 26 1774
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The Lexington and Concord battle was on April 19, 1775 in Lexongton And Concord in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The Second Contiental Congress was held on May 10th, 1775 at the State House in Philadelphia. The delegates of the thirteen colonies gathered to dicuss their next steps. There was several new delegates like John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin
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The Battle Of Bunker Hill was on June 17th, 1775 on the Charlestown Peninsula on the North side of Boston Harbour.
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Published anonymously by Thomas Paine in January of 1776, Common Sense was an instant best-seller, both in the colonies and in Europe. It went through several editions in Philadelphia, and was republished in all parts of United America. Because of it, Paine became internationally famous. "A Covenanted People" called Common Sense "by far the most influential tract of the American Revolution....it remains one of the most brilliant pamphlets ever written in the English language.
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Delegates from the colonies met in Philadelphia in the fall of 1774 to decide how to resolve their greivances against the British government. This meeting of colonial representatives — the first Continental Congress — passed a number of resolutions aimed at satisfying their complaints.
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Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument.
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After a four-hour battle, Jones succeeded in capturing Serapis, winning the Continental Navy's signature battle. Two days later, Bonhomme Richard, battered from the fight, sank and Jones transferred to Serapis before sailing on to Texel Roads, Holland.
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The Siege of Charleston took place from March 29 to May 12, 1780, during the American Revolution
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General Washington and his Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 camped at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 25 miles northeast of Philadelphia
