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Start of the French and Indian War
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and was fought between the British and the French with Native Americans choosing sides. They were fighting over land and resources in North America. Most Native Americans sided with the French. -
End of the French and Indian War
It lasted for 9 years ending in 1763. The treaty of Paris of 1763 ended it. The war helped territorial gains for the countries. -
The Stamp Act
It meant that all legal documents and papers had to have an official stamp on it. The result is every document the colonists used was taxed. -
The Boston Massacre
Was a riot where the British soldiers killed 5 colonists. It resulted in the colonists wanting their independence even more. It also resulted in the colonies uniting against Britain. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Bosten Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Bosten, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing "taxation without representation," imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Bosten Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonist for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5th and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression. -
The Second Continental Congress & Olive Branch Petition
The Continental congress was a meeting of delegates from each of the Thirteen Colonies, led by John Hancock. And included Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. They accomplished The Article of Confederation which created a real government. There Major accomplishment is the Declaration of Independence being issued declaring United States as a Independent Country. -
The Declaration Of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th 1776. It was signed in order to give The United States independence from Britain.