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The French and Indian war
The French and Indian war lasted from 1754 to 1763 it was said to be a war over land. The population was 250,000 when the colonization started by the war there was 1.5 million people. George Washington was a leader of a militia during this war Washington ended up coming home he later became the president. George Washington also handed up fort necessity to the French, the French then let Washington and his men leave with a message. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The British did not want to have future wars with the Native Americans, so they issued the Proclamation of 1763. It removed colonial settling. They had a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. The settlers who lived there were told they had to go east of the line. The Proclamation made lots of the colonists very angry. They thought they had the right to live where they want. The Proclamation of 1763 was very highly ignored by the colonists so it was kind of impossible for the British -
Sugar Act
The sugar act took place April 5 1764, these taxed things like sugar, molasses, and rum. This also called for a hard punishment on smugglers close to death or death its self. Even the merchants who smuggled in goods or traded goods protested on this punishment law. It was later dropped. -
Stamp act
The Stamp Act was started in March of 1765. The Stamp Act was passed by parliament in an effort to regain some of the money expended during the French-Indian war, protecting British possession’s, including the colonies. The colonists did not like it very much because it was passed into law without their input. -
The Quartering act
March 24, 1765 The British Parliament passed The Quartering Act. The point of the Quartering act was to require colonial authorities to provide food, drinks, quarters, fuel and transportation to British forces, stationed in their town or villages. The British Troops also either had to be housed in stables, barns, or uninhabited homes. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened on the night of March 5, 1770. A group of Boston men crowded British soldiers. The Boston men were shouting and throwing snowballs at the British, mocking them because their protests worked again. That same day parliament repealed all Townshend duties. The frightened soldiers fired into the crowd. Five people were killed and six were wounded, the first person to die was Crispus Attucks. -
The Tea Act
The tea act was passed because the American colonist’s non-important agreement of 1768 following the town shed duties, the East India Company had been losing money for the lack of sales on tea in their colonies. In 1770 Lord North had repealed 4 of the five town shed duties, keeping only the tax on tea. The American Colonist had refused to buy the tea which had resulted in financial difficulties for the East India Company. -
Boston tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was led by a group of people called the Sons of Liberty. It happened on the night of December 16, 1773. The Sons of Liberty led by Samuel Adams, unloaded three British cargo ships carrying tea into the Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party was important because the Sons of Liberty were trying to prove a point to the British without being violent. -
the battle of bunker hill
The battle of bunker hill happened on the morning of June 17,1775. The American “soldiers” were not soldiers at all, but untrained farmers and workers from Boston. The first and second British attacks failed, the third succeeded due the loss if ammunition of the Americans. The British losses were more in that of the Americans. The British had 1,000 killed or wounded and the Americans had 400 killed or wounded. -
Declaration Of Independence
On July 4th 1776 the final draft of the declaration was written signed and declared. Now in the 21st century people celebrate our independence with fireworks family food and the great outdoors. The declaration was truly passed on July second people still to this day do not know the real story.