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French and Indian War
1756-1763
British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans. Native Americans joined in the battle against the British because they were afraid the British would take over their land. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed in 1764. The British placed a tax on sugar, wine, and other important things. The British did this because they wanted more money; the British wanted this money to help provide more security for the colonies. The security was expensive because of the Indians and fights with foreign powers. The British also hoped that the act would force colonists to sell their goods to Britain as opposed to selling to other countries. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. The money collected by the Stamp Act was to be used to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains (10,000 troops were to be stationed on the -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. -
The Tea Act
The tea act launched the final spark in the revolutionary war. It was meant to help the East India Company which was falling financially and had eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was the reaction of the new British tax on tea. It was a protest that involved American colonists dressing as indians and taking 342 crates of tea and throwing it over into the ocean. -
First Continental Congress
The first continental congress took place at carpenters hall in Philadelphia. The first continental congress was to be made up of representatives or people to represent the people. -
The Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts were Britians response to the Boston Tea Party. The acts included to the intolerable acts was Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, and Quebec Act. The Boston Port Act made it so only firewood and food could be shipped in. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord really showed England that they weren’t going to go down without a fight. In this battle the British militia had secret orders to steal and destroy Massachusetts military supplies. The British army of 700 were defeated by 500 American soldiers. -
Declaration of Independence Adopted by Congress
This was the event where officials brought the idea of a Declaration of Independence. This idea was accepted by congress and separated the 13 American colonies from England -
Constitution Signed!
On September 17, 1787 the constitution was signed by 38 of 41 delegates. This finalized the Declaration of Independence. -
Treaty of Paris
The signing of the Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and The American Colonies.
