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Young, mentally ill, and bad King who took over the British Monarchy. He only sought to surround himself with "yes men".
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Treaty that ended French and Indian War. France gives up its North American colonies. Spain gives Florida to England.
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Grenville wanted the government to gain control, and have more say over colonists and country happenings. He brought on the the many taxes which led to the Revolutionary War.
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England forbids colonization west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Act passed by British Parliament taxing foreign sugars and molasses in the colonies.
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Colonists were forced to pay taxes on paper products such as legal documents, playing cards, newspapers, etc.
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Colonists were forced to provide food and shelter for British troops.
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Nine colonies came together as one to discuss the rights and grievances of colonists. Communicated concerns with British Parliament.
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After Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, and the colonists reveled, the government reminded them, via the Declaratory Act, that as Parliament, they could put forth any laws, taxes, and rulings they pleased.
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Act that taxed glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea. People rebelled as a result of this and smuggled in tea.
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In Boston a fight broke out between a group of colonist protestors and British soldiers. It was portrayed differently by the two sides in publications, both rendering them the 'good guy.'
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Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and threw British shipment of tea overboard to the Boston Harbor.
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Britain closed off ports and brought in the military to further push colonists into doing what Parliament wanted.
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Delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies came together in attempt to unify and basically initiated the Revolution.
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First battle of Revolutionary War. British goal was to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Concord and seize colonists' battle supplies. They ended up meeting in Concord.
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All 13 colonies came together in Philadelphia to continue fighting for colonist rights. They drafted a set of appeals they hoped the King would respond to. They also selected George Washington to lead the Continental Army.
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The colonists seized the hill where they had an advantage against the British and defeated them.
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Petition that professed American loyalty to the King in hopes that the hostilities would end. King rejected the document, which forced colonies to chose to fight against the British.
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Thomas Paine published Common Sense encouraging the colonists of their need of independence from Great Britain.
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Richard Henry Lee moved for independent states; was debated for a month.
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The Second Continental Congress met this day and wroteThe Declaration of Independence.
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The iconic Declaration of Independence was formally approved by Congress.
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British forces stormed raw Continental Army recruits, crossing the Hudson River. They journeyed from Manhattan Island to New Jersey.
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This was America's first diplomatic statement since their independence. The treaty talked about free trade.
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This was the day after Christmas where George Washington and his men crossed the Delaware and a surprise attack on the German Hessians.
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Two small battles fought by George Washington, ending in defeat.
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British commander, Burgoyne, surrendered his entire force to American general Horatio Gates. French come work after this.
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Winter of 1777-1778. Soldiers went without bread for three days. Clothing, shoes, and manufactured goods were scarce.
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Washington attacks Red Coats that were withdrawing; men were dying from heatstroke and the end result was indecisive.
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Americans surrounded Cornwallis at Yorktown by land and sea via a French support fleet and the lack of British naval presence. Cornwallis surrendered and the Americans won a defining battle
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British recognized America's independence; they gained Mississippi to the Great Lakes, Florida, and Newfoundland.
