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The British, French, Colonists, and the American Indians wanted control of North America. It was known as the Seven Years' War.
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The British wanted to raise money from the colonies. They taxed sugar and molasses imported into the colonies. It brought up issues with taxation and representation.
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The Stamp Act taxed all papers, pamphlets, newspapers, and cards. The Stamp Act led to riots. Colonists started to protest.
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This was passed to place taxes on imports of lead, glass, paper, paint, and tea. Punishments were created for colonists who refused to pay the taxes.
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This was an event that started the American Revolution. A fight broke out after colonists taunted the British soldiers and the soldiers began shooting the colonists.
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A political protest in Boston, Massachusetts. They dressed as Mohawks, boarded ships, and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the harbor.
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In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British created new laws to punish them. It took away their rights to self-govern.
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They were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. They wanted to arrest Samuel Adams. They were fought in Massachusettes.
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The Americans ran out of ammunition and had to retreat. The British won the battle but they lost many people.
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Thomas Paine wrote his first pamphlet for Common Sense. It persuaded people that they should break away from British Rule.
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John Adams, Benjamin Franklin,Thomas Jefferson,Robert Livingston,Roger Sherman drafted the outline for the declaration and was adopted on July 2th, 1776. It was published on July 4th, 1776. It was their right to revolution.
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George Washington crossed over the Delaware River in the middle of the night and surprise attacked the British. It was a great defeat for the Patriots.
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Alliance between the French and the United States. It stated America had to have its independence.
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It was fought near Monmouth Courthouse. The Continental Army attacked the rear of the British. Molly Pitcher became famous here after bringing pitchers of water and taking place for her husband at the battle.
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Britain, France, and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris to end the war.
France gave Britain control of lands east of the Mississippi River. Spain gave Florida to the British, and Spain took Louisiana Territory and New Orleans
