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End of French and Indian War
British won a war against French and French looses all land in North America. Britian has a war debt, so to pay it off they begin to tax colonists. The colonists settled in the Ohio River Valley, which leads to conflict with Native Americans living there. -
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Causes of Revoultion
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The Proclamtion of 1763
King George III banned all colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists believed they had a right to live wherever they pleased. It was widely ignored because it was impossible for Britain to enforce. -
The Sugar Act
Great Britian passed the Sugar Act as a way to pay off the war debt. They taxed things like sugar and molasses. This upset the colonits so they began smuggling goods into the colonies. "Taxation without representation is tyranny!" - James Otis. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act states that colonists must allow British soldiers into their homes. The colonists had to house and feed the colonists as well as do what they please. Yet, the colonists refused to let the soldiers in their homes. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Acts allows the British to place taxes on all types of paper such as documents, wills, and newspapers. The colonists believed this was an unfair tax and demanded it to be repealed. They burned paper and held the Stamp Act Congress in NYC. -
Townshed Act
Britain wouldn't tax goods already in the colonies, so they put taxes on imports into the colonies including lead, tea, glass, etc. The Writs of Assistance allowed British officials to search ships. Colonists believed that their rights were being violated. They decided to smuggle goods and reduced import to the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occured March 5th,1770 on King Street at 8:00pm. An angry mob had gathered on King street yelling at british soldiers about wanting jobs. The colonists taunted the British yelling, "Fire, I dare you". colomists also threw sticks, clubs, rocks, and snowballs at the British Soldiers. Crispus Attucks was the firts to die after the British began firing thier muskets. In the end, 5 people had died and 6 were severly injured. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act of 1773 stated that all tea must be imported from British East India Company. Tea is still taxed 3 pence/ pound for the colonists. This act but colonists out of buisness angering the colonies even more. This is one of the first examples of a Monoply. -
The Boston Tea Party
The colonists refused to buy the British tea because of the Tea Act. They dressed as Mohawk Indians (Native Americans) and dumped over 90,000 pounds of tea in 342 containers overboard. Each full container weighed 400 pounds. 116 people participated in the destruction of the tea and over 5,000 people watched. The destroyed tea was worth ₤10,000 or $1 million. -
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
The British responded to the Boston Tea Party with the Coercive Acts. They closed the port of Boston until the destroyed tea was paid for. Trials moved to England to ensure guilt on the colonists. They banned town meetings so the colomnists couldn't plot against them. Finally, the strenghtened the Quartering Act so they could go into homes and search. The colonists thought this was tyranny so the called it the Intolerable Acts. -
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (cont.)
Revere and Dawes are captured near Lexington by British troops after warning Sam Adams and John Hancock to escape. Sam Prescott rides from Lexington to Concord warning that the British troops were coming. The Massachusetts "minutemen" meet British soldiers at Lexington where the first shots of the Revolutionary War are fired (April 19, 1775). The fighting continues until the next day at the battle of Concord. (April 20, 1775). -
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (and others)
Britain sends troops to Concord, MA to take the militias weapons being stored there. The Sons of Liberty learn about the British plan to march to Concord and take the weapons. Billy Dawes begins his ride from Boston to Lexington to warn the colonists that the British troops were coming. Paul Revere sees two lanters lit in the Old North Church indicating that the British are coming are coming by sea. He then begins his famous ride warning that "The Regulars are coming!" -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Also known as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World". British troops head to Concord to take the smuggled weapons when they're met by the Minutemen at Lexington. It is unknown who fired the first shot, but it had begun the Revolutionary War.
