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The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war gave Britain territorial gains in North America, lead to the American Revolution.
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To raise money to pay for the army through a tax on all legal and official papers. The Stamp Act Congress passed a law, which claimed that American colonists were equal to all other British citizens
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An act for giving specific duties in the British colonies and plantations in America. Taxation of imported tea was enforced once again by the Tea Act 1773 and this led to the Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between British soldiers fired into a crowd of Bostonians. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign of the citizenry. -
Protest British Parliament's tax on tea. The protesters boarded the ships and threw chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Sons of Liberty were a Patriot political organization in secrecy, they were established to undermine British rule in colonial America and was a big part in organizing and carrying out the Boston Tea Party.
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The British marched into Lexington and Concord intending to stop the idea of them rebelling taking away weapons from the colonist. Massachusetts colonists went against British authority to earn their independence. -
The Second Continental Congress met in Independence Hall 1775. It was just a month after shots had been fired at Lexington and Concord, Congress was preparing for war. -
The colonies were formally declared to be in rebellion by the Proclamation of Rebellion, and the petition was rejected by the British King. There was only 3 American negotiators. -
Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government. Paine used a plain language to speak to the common people of America and asked for independence from Great Britain. -
George Washington’s army defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton. It was the first victory the colonials had for a long time. -
More than 2000 British and Loyalist troops met and defeated about 4,000 American troops. It was one of Americas biggest defeats. -
British troops surrendered to the Continental Army and their French allies. This led to negotiations for peace with the British. -
The Treaty of Paris was signed by United States and British Representatives, ending the War of the American Revolution. Built peace between Great Britain and the allied nations. -
The delegates met at of the State House and swore secrecy so they could speak freely. Addressing the problems of the weak central government.
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It was decided that three out of every five slaves were counted when deciding a state's total population for taxation. -
President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states. Three-fourths of the states had ratified 10 of them. Now it's known as the Bill of Rights