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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War started due to whether or not the Ohio River was a part of the British Empire. In 1754, the French built Fort Duquesne despite that the Virginia government had already granted 200,000 acres of land in the Ohio country to wealth planters. Citations: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/French_and_indian_war_map.svg/2000px-French_and_indian_war_map.svg.png -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act imposed a tax on documents and printed items such as wills, newspapers, and playing cards. The stamps were placed on items in order to prove that a tax had been paid Citation: http://historicstjohnschurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stamp-act.jpg -
Townshend Acts
Taxed goods that were imported into the colony from Britain, such as lead, glass, paint, and paper. They also imposed a tax on tea. Citation: https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/22/130922-004-9F58B218.jpg -
Boston Massacre
A mob gathered in front of the Boston Customs House and they taunted the British soldiers standing guard. shots were fired and 5 colonists were injured. Citation: http://historicstjohnschurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stamp-act.jpg -
The Boston Tea Party
Lord North devised the Tea Act in order to save the bankrupt British East India Company. This act allowed the company the right to sell tea to the colonies free of the taxes that colonials had to pay Citation: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Boston_Tea_Party_w.jpg -
The Intolerable Acts
The law shut down Boston harbor, the Quartering Act authorized British commanders to house soldiers in private homes and buildings. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbor. Citation: http://mrberlin.com/images/products/detail/Intolerable_Acts_thumb.1.png -
1st Continental Congress
56 delegates from all colonies (except Georgia) tried to create a Declaration of rights and they elected Virginia Peyton Randolph as the first president of congress. Citation: http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2013/12/continental-congress-hero-AB.jpeg -
Lexington and Concord
There was a lot of tension between residents of the 13 colonies and the British authorities. A confrontation in Lexington between the colonists and the British started off the fighting. Citation: https://travsd.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/battle-of-lexington-and-concord.jpg -
2nd Continental Congress
The colonial leaders called the Second continental Congress in Philadelphia to debate their next move. Some called for independence while others argued for reconciliation with Great Britain. Citation: https://cioccahistory.pbworks.com/f/1284514141/continental%20congress%201.gif -
The Publishing of Common Sense
Writer Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet, Common Sense. The pamphlet conveyed his arguments in favor of American Independence. It inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain. Citation: http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/commonsense-454x300.jpg
