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Founding of the Colonies
In 1607, the first colony was founded in Jamestown Virgina. Named after King James of England -
French Indian War
The French and the Brtish fought over land in the Carribean and North America. Both European nations had Native American allies. The British were victorious in North America and the French in carribean winning many important islands that grew sugar -
No Taxation Without Represntation
No taxation without representation was a popular slogan in the 1750s and 70s. It was advocating the colonosists demands to not have taxes inflicted upon them by the British to pay for their war efforts unless they had someone represnting them in the British Parliament. -
Sugar Act, Quataring Act, Currency Act and Stamp Act
These acts are laws passed by the British Parliament which the colonies were forced to abide by. These outraged the colonies because they already were barley getting by and now they were being forced to house and feed soldiers who come along and pay taxes to a governent operating an ocean away. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was an organization created in 1765. It was formed to protect the rights of the citizens of the 13 colonies and to object the taxes Britain inflicted upon them. -
The Boston Tea Party
In 1773 members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans snuck onto a ship with tea as cargo and they threw over 45 tons of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable acts were acts passed by the Brtish government meant to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party and other revolutionary acts. -
The Boston Blockade
In 1774, the British Parliament passed a law which closed Boston harbor and forced the colonists to pay an equivilent of $1,000,000 in todays money to make up for all the tea thrown into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the 13 colonies to discuss the possibility of economic boycott of British trade. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagments in the Revolutionary War. They were fought between the Britsh Military, "Red Coats" and the Revolutionary Colonists. -
Paul Revere's Ride
On the evening of April 18th, 1775 Paul Revere rode his horse from his home in Boston to Lexington to warn them that the British Army was approaching. -
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
Common Sense is a book written by Thomas Paine. The book challenged the reign of British Monarchy in the colonies. The book appealed to many common people in the colonies.