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England thought that the colonist were giving the red coats worse punishments than they needed. so England made the red coats go back to England for a "fair" trial but England let the red coats off with a warning and didn't get in trouble. -
A series of laws that the English Parliament put on colonist in the 1600s. It made colonists sell all raw materials to England, even though they could get better prices elsewhere in Europe. -
A British law that put a tax on molasses, sugar, that was imported into North American colonies. the main propose was to get british more money. -
A militia lead by George Washington, after they marching to fort Duquesne. George made his own fort called fort Necessity. the fort soon came under attack by French and the Navtive Americans. -
The french and Indian war went from, 08.1756 to 02.1763. The Iroquois leaders met with the British or colonist. the British tried to make a alliance with the Natives but the Natives didn't trust them with because they were hungry for land. the Iroquois made a alliance with the french and worked together and captured multiple British forts. 1757, William Pitt became prime minister of the British government. . France no longer held power in North America. Britain gained Canada and most French. -
A British law to make income to pay war debts, from the French and Indian war. this included taxing, sugar, molasses, and other imported goods. this also was also put in place to try to stop smuggling. -
It was first British tax, that was directed to American colonist. this required stamps on all paper goods, like newspaper, legal documents, playing cards. -
The Townshend Act was a law where they taxed imported goods like, tea, glass, lead, paper, paint. this act caused, coloinal protest, boycott and under the banner: " no taxation without represention." -
Washington arrived in the Boston area in July 1775, shortly after the battle of Bunker Hill.The Militia ringed the city, and moral was good. Everyday the size of the Militia grew with new recruits showing up. But Washington realized that he was lacking key factors for a victory. Washington also realized that he need heavy artillery
Through the Winter of 1775. March, 17th, 1776, Washington thought his troops were ready to fight, and the cannons made it from Northern New York. -
Parliament was able to pass any law from the colonies. Or so anything for the colonies at anytime. -
March 5th 1770. a fight with the people of Boston and the red coats broke out and a gun went off and 5 dead and 3 got hurt. one of the dead was a part native and part African. A 11 year old boy named Christopher, also died.
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There wasn't enough housing for the red coats so England let the red coats walk into someones house, sleep in there bed. and in the morning the colonist there expected to make them breakfast. -
A series of laws that were made to hurt and colonist. one of those laws were the Administration of Justice, which so british red coats can be charge in England and not Massachusetts. -
Government for Canada was created. there territory line to the south of the Ohio river. making the colonist trapped. -
The Olive Branch Petition assured King George III that the colonist wanted peace, and asked to protect their rights.The King rejected the petition, and prepared for War. -
“The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian, but an American.” this is the quote Patrick Henry said to get the colonist to say they are one together. September of 1774, fifty-five delegate gathered together to create a political body. These delegates named this political body the Continental Congress. -
Paul Revere and Dr. Warren went spreading the new that the British are coming. -
An unknown shot was fired, and both sides engaged
8 Minutemen lay dead. Few weapons were found in Lexington. By the time the redcoats reached Boston, 174 wounded and 73 dead
18 Colonist wounded -
Benedict Arnold raised a 400 man Militia to seize Fort Ticonderoga in NY, near lake Champlain.Ethan Allen of Vermont, with the Green Mountain Boys, was also planning to attack Ticonderoga. After ‘agreeing’ to work together, Fort Ticonderoga surrendered on 5.10.1775. (Bait and switch tactic) -
went from May 10 1775, to 1781. the Second Continental Congress voted on Lee’s resolution.
1 of 12 voted in favor, with New York abstaining. It would later announced it’s support
John Adams stated that this would be a day marked with parades and music
July 4th, 1776 - 56 Delegates signed the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock wrote is name so large, so that the King could read his name without glasses -
Gage became the new gover of Massachusetts. which included closing the Boston port and restricting town meetings when attempting to enforce the Intolerable Acts didn't work so well. -
Soon the militia around Boston grew to around 2000 men.Redcoats assembled at the foot of Breed’s Hill, with fixed bayonets, and charged the hill.Even though the battle took place on Breed’s Hill, it is known as the battle of Bunker hill.The reserve powder and men were positioned on Bunker -
Deciding to strike first, Congress sent Patriot troops from Ft. Ticonderoga to attack Montreal
Patriot victory
The attack on Quebec, led by Benedict Arnold, failed. Patriots faced winter, heavy snow storms, and were low on supplies -
The Olive Branch Petition assured King George III that the colonist wanted peace. he King rejected the petition, and prepared for War. He hired more than 30,000 German mercenaries called Hessians to fight alongside British troops. -
On July 2nd, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted on Lee’s resolution.11 of 12 voted in favor, with New York abstaining. It would later announced it’s support.July 4th, 1776 - 56 Delegates signed the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock wrote is name so large, so that the King could read his name without glasses. We see these men as founding fathers, but England saw these 56 men as traitors to the Crown.