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The Navigation Acts was a set of rules that the English parliament put on the colonists. It made the colonists sell all raw materials to England even though they may be able to find better prices elsewhere. -
The Molasses Act was a tax put on colonials by British Parliment. It was put in place to protect British sugar producers to make them cheaper. The act lasted for 7 years. -
In Spring 1754, a fort was set up by a militia led by George Washington to combat the French. The fort was overrun by French soldiers and the militia had to surrender Fort Necessity. The soldiers were later released back to Virginia. -
The French and Indian War was a war between Great Brittian and the French. It lasted 7 years and it was a fight over who controlled what land. The British won the war, -
A law put in place by British Parliament targeting the colonists. This New act lowered the tax on molasses imported to the Colonies
The idea was that a lower tax:
-Would lower the price, and encourage more people to buy
-Encourage Colonists to stop smuggling -
In 1765 Parliament passed the stamp act which was a small tax on all printed materials (Newspapers, Cards, etc...) The Stamp Act outraged colonists.
Parliament repealed the stamp act in March of 1766 -
A law put in by British Parliament stating they can make all the decisions for the colonies. It also gives parliament the right to tax the colonies. -
The townshend Acts was a tax on all imported goods into the colonies. It was put in place by parliament so the Brittish could make revenue off of the colonies -
A fight occurred between Bostonians and British soldiers. The mob of Bostonians were fired on and when the smoke cleared, 5 people were dead and 3 injured. Among the dead was Crispus Attucks, a part Native American part African, as well as another 11 year old boy named Christopher Seider. Sam Adams told everyone that the Brittish fired on a peaceful crowd using propaganda. -
This was the day when the chief of British Forces, Thomas Gage, took over Boston. This event took place right before the Revoulution and heavily implied why the colonies should rebel. -
The Intolerable Acts were also know as the Coercive Acts In Britian. The Act was put in place by parliament to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party. This made the colonists very mad. -
This act is made it so British soldiers had to be housed and supplied by colonists. This caused even more anger in the colonies as they leaned more towards independence. -
This law allowed British soldiers to be tried in Britain making sure no local bias was applied. This was also another punishment for the Boston Tea Party. -
This was an act put on by British Parliament that extended the Quebec Borders. It was one of the acts in the Intolerable Acts. -
This was a meeting between delagates from 12 of the 13 colonies (Georgia didn't feel like it) Here, they discussed what to do about the Intolerable Acts and they decided to boycott British goods. -
This famous ride by Paul Revere was made to warn Colonists about incoming British troops. This later made him get arrested but his ride is what he is well known for -
This battle took place between the colonists and the British Soldiers. This Battle took place because the British Troops were going into homes and looking for weapons and loot. The minutemen won this war by far. -
After Lexington and Concord, armed conflict with the British quickly spread. Benedict Arnold raised a 400 man Militia to seize Fort Ticonderoga in NY, near Lake Champlain. This was a key location, but it also had lots of military supplies. 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) -
The most important action it took was to set up the Continental Army. The Delagites created the Olive Branch Petition, it assured King George III that the colonists wanted peace and asked to protect their rights. He rejected the offer, and hired more than 30,000 German mercenaries called Hessians to fight alongside British troops. The colonies decided to form a militia -
Redcoats assembled at the foot of Breed’s Hill, and charged the hill. Americans were low on gunpowder so they had to retreat Even though the battle took place on Breed’s Hill, it is still called the battle of Bunker Hill because that’s where the Americans stored their gunpowder. The Battle Of Bunker Hill was considered a British victory, but at a heavy cost, as just over 1000 British troops lost their lives, and around 90 Militia lost their lives -
In the first action of the revolutionary war, the American militia led by Henry Knox captured forts like Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point. In March, the army was forced to evacuate Boston -
As tensions between the colonies and the British grew, King George III hired over 30,000 German soldiers to fight in the war. This was meant to increase Brittains fighting power in the Revoulutionary War. -
AMERICA IS A FREE COUNTRY! 56 delegates signed the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock wrote his name so large so the King could read it.
We see these men as founding fathers, but England saw these 56 men as traitors to the crown. If they were caught, they would have been hung. -
The Delagites created the Olive Branch Petition. The Olive Branch Petition assured King George III that the colonists wanted peace and asked to protect their rights, However, he rejected the offer,