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The Founding of the Colonies
In 1697, after Columbus found the new word, the rulers decided they wanted to expand their empires. So they sent explorers to start the first colonies across America. Some wanted to come to the new land because of religious persecution, others, more land. But overall, the settlements developed into the 13 original colonies which were, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, Rhode lsland, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Virginia -
“No Taxation Without Representation”
The sons of liberty created the rally cry “No Taxation Without Representation” which was echoed throughout all the coloines. They were angry with the British for taxing them while they had no representation in the British Parliament. The colonists wanted to let the british know that they were being taxed without representation in Parliament. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war, which lasted 1754-1763, had the French and their Indian allies fighting the British and their Indian allies. This happened on the east coast, featuring battles Battle of Quiberon Bay and the Battle of Fort Niagara. This war ended with the battle of Quebec and the signing of the treaty of Paris in Paris, France. -
Sons of Liberty
They were an orgnazation that help fight for no taxes from the british. Samual Adams, John Hancock and Paul Revere were key players. They were located in boston. The british were talking money from the people. The people didn't have enough money to suport themselfs and there famliy -
The Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Currency Act, Stamp Act
In 1765, the British issued the Sugar, Quartering, Currency, and Stamp acts. The British Parliament enforced these acts so the colonies pay for the expenses of the French and Indian war. The Quartering Act made the colonists provide accommodations to a British soldier if they needed it. The Stamp act taxed all paper goods. The Sugar Act taxed sugar and molasses. The currency act prohibited the printing of new colonial money and protected British merchants from the depreciated colonial currency. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an act of protest against the new tax parliament had just passed, the Tea Act. During the darkness of night, the colonists of Boston dressed as Mohawk Indians and raided 3 British vessels docked in Boston Harbor. During the raids, they threw all the tea overboard, with the exception of one person keeping some tea leaves. -
The Intolerable Acts
In the year 1773, the British had just got their first taste of Colonial rebellion through the Boston Tea Party. In reply, the British created what they called the Coercive Acts, which later became known as the Intolerable Acts by the Colonists. These acts included the Quartering Act, the Boston Port Act, the Quebec Act, the Administration Justice Act, and the Massachusetts Government Act. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was the answer from the colonies to the British for the enforcing of the Intolerable acts. These 56 delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies decided that the only thing to do was to rebel and fight. Some of the members included Samuel Adams, Silas Deane, Stephen Hopkins, Thomas Mifflin, Charles Humphreys, etc. These 56 delegates met in Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1774. -
Boston Blockade
The boston blockade was preventing the import of food clothing into boston. It happened in boston harbor. The british did it as a punshiment for the boston tea party. The blockade was keeped up until the tea the was dumped in the harbor was payed for. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere, William Dawes and Sammuel Prescott all went on a midnight ride in separate directions, to warn the people from boston to lexington about the british coming. Two if by land and one if by sea. They warned the military defends about the advancing troops. It help them get ready to fight them. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary war. As you can assume, these battles were fought in Lexington, Massachusetts and Concord, New Hampshire. They were fought by the British and the Colonial Militias due to the fact that the colonies hadn't yet formed the Continental army. These battles were fought because the British feared a war with the colonies and wanted to prevent this. So they took weapons form the colonists and triggered these first battles. -
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”
Published in 1776, Thomas Paine’s pamphlet “Common Sense” said that the colonists had the right to a government and that the colonists should help fight. The pamphlet also challenged the authority of the British and openly asked for independence from the British monarchy. It was the first publication every to do this.
