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End of the French and Indian War
The results of the French and Indian War are horrible for the French . They have lost all their land in North America, but Britian now has a major war debt so they decided to start taxing the colonies. This taxition leads to the colonies being angry when the finally feel a sense of unity. -
The Proclamation of 1763
After the war, Britian banned all westward movement because they could not protect them that far inland. This act was widely ignored because the colonists believed that they had the right to live where ever they wanted. Also, this act was very hard to enforce. -
Sugar Act
Britian put a tax on sugar, molasses, and other things. This act included a harsh punishment for smugglers. This act also lead to James Otis coining the phrase "Taxation wwithout representation is tyranny." In reaction to this act, the colonists boycott british goods and the send a petition to England. -
Stamp Act
This act made it that colonists had to buy additional stamps for documents like wills , contracts, newspapers and even playing cards. The Colonists believed that it was an unfair tax because the had no say in it and they demanded it be repealed . In result the colonists burned stamped papers and held the Stamp Act Congress in NYC. -
Quartering Act
This act required the colonists to house and feed the British soldiers. The colonists believed that their rights as citizens had been violated and some colonists refused any soldiers to come in their homes. -
Townshend Acts
This act enabled Britian to tax the colonies but not IN the colonies. They taxed imports including lead, glass, tea, etcetera. Also the Writs Of Assistance allowed the british to search ships.The colonists still knew this was a tax and they felt their rights violated. So they smuggled goods into the colonies and reduced the imports -
The Boston Massacre
English soldiers were looking for work in the colonies and the colonists offered some, but it was to clean toilets. This angered the soldiers which led to yelling, pushing, shoving, throwing things, more soldiers arrived and gunshots were fired.There were six wounded, and five killed. -
Tea Act
Tea was imported diretly from British East India Company. Tea is taxed at 3 pence a pound. This company chooses who can and cannot sell tea. This act put colonial tea merchants out of business and gave the British a tea monopoly. -
The Boston Tea Party
The boston tea party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. There was 90,000 pounds of tea destroyed and 116 people participated and over 5,000 who watched. The dea dumped was 10,000k which is about 1 million dollars. -
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
Coercive/intolerable acts:
England cloosed the ports of Boston until the tea destroyed is paid for.
Trials moved to Boston
Banned Town meetings
Strengthened the Quartering Act -
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 1
On April 18, 1775 Britian sends troops to Concord, Massachusettes to seize weapons that were being stored there. When Billy Dawess hears of this he begins his ride warning people that the british soldiers are coming. A while after this Paul Revere sees two lanterns hung in the Old North Church indicating that the British are coming by sea and takes action be warning the colonists that, "The Regulars are coming!" Billy Dawes and Paul Revere's paths cross after warning Sam Adams and John Hancock.. -
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 2
.. but they are captured by the British. Luckily the get the message onto a Sam Prescott who continues the ride. Later the Massachusettes "minutemen" meet the British soldiers at Lexington and the first shots of the Revolutionary War are fired.
April 19, 1775) -
Lexington and Concord, a.k.a "The Shot Heard 'round the World"
On April 19, 1775 British troops head to Concord to seize smuggled weapons but are met by Minutemen at Lexington, MA The first shots of the Revelutionary War were shot here. Although only 8 farmers died, the Revolutionary War had begun.
