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The French and Indian War was a North American conflict that was a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France that was known as the Seven Years' War. This War only involved the French, Great Britain, and Native Americans. This war was significant in history because this had provided Great Britain with enormous territorial gains in North America. -
The Quartering Act was an act was stated that Great Britain would house its soldiers in American barracks and public houses. Just like the Stamp Act that happened during the same year, it proved to be an assertion of British authority over the colonies. The Quartering Act was significant because it allowed royal governors, other than colonial legislatures, to find homes and buildings to quarter or house British Soldiers. -
On June 29, 1766, The Townshend Act was passed by the British parliament. The Townshend Act was a series of measures that taxed the goods that were imported to American colonies. The American Colonies had no representation in the parliament and saw this act as an abuse of their power. This act taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. The Townshend Act was significant because it helped pay the many expenses involved in governing the American colonies. -
The Boston Tea Party and the intolerable act show how Great Britain restructured tea to give a special advantage to the British East India Company. Under the Tea Act, colonial tea merchants would lose business. This act involved and was passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. This act was significant because they wanted to punish Boston for their rebellion. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a bloody fight that took place on a hill landscape of fenced pastures that were situated across the Charles River from Boston on June 17, 1775. The New England soldiers faced the British Army for the first time in this battle. The Battle of Bunker Hill was significant because even though American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill, they still proved that they could hold their own against the so-called 'Superior British Army'. -
On July 4th, year of 1776, there were more American colonists toward supporting independence. These colonists were upset and angry at the king's reaction to the Olive Branch Petition. In the spring of 1776, Some of the colonists were still doubting, but their leaders were now becoming aware of the situation. -
In the battle of Trenton Washington had defeated a formidable garrison of hessian mercenaries before then withdrawing. On December 30 he crossed back into New Jersey with an army of 2,000. Informed that 8,000 British troops under Generals Charles Cornwallis and James Grant were marching south from Princeton. This battle was a significant part of history because the first successes were won by the revolutionary general George Washington in an open field. -
In New York, date of September 19, 1777, the battle of Saratoga began. The battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The battle started because Burgoyne moved some of his troops in an attempt to flank the entrenched American Position on Bemis Heights. The Battle of Saratoga was significant to history because the American defeat of the superior British army lifted a patriot morale, that furthered the independence. -
The siege of Yorktown happened from September 28-October 19 1781. The Joint Franco-American land and sea campaign had entrapped a major British army on a peninsula and Yorktown, Virgina, and forced its lead to surrender. Involved in this battle were British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops. The Battle of Yorktown was significant because it led directly to the peace negotiations that ended the war in 1783 and gave America independence.