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The Albany Congress
All colonial leaders and the Iroquois meet in Albany New York because the British wanted the to agree and cooperate in defending themselfs. The British were expecting war to break out soon.In the end all Albany congress approved but the colonial assemblies rejected it. -
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French and Indian War
The French and Native Americans vs. British,Colonists,and Iroquois they did this for control over the Ohio River Valley.The British won the war and France lost there entire Empire in North America. -
Treaty of Paris
Britain and france signed the treaty of paris,the treaty was signed in paris.The france ceded French Canada to Great Britain.Great Britain also gained French territory east of the Mississippi,New Orleans, and Spainsh Florida and all of french territory west of Mississippi went to Spain -
The Quartering Act
Parliament made the act to save money.In the act it said that the colonist had to house British troops and provide them with food and other supplies.The colonist protested angrily and complained that Parliament was violating there rights. -
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Pontiac's War
Pontiac and his allies attacked British forts and settlements because he formed an alliance of western Native Americans.They destroyed nearly half a dozen western British forts and killed at least 2,000 background settlers.The British settlers acted with equal viciousness,they killed Native Americans who had not attacked them.Finally the British defeated Pontiac's forces at a battle near Fort Pitt.But Pontiac continued to fight for another year after that,by fall 1764,the war was over. -
Proclamation of 1763
Britain anted to avoid war with the Native Africans, there for the British issued the Proclamation of 1763.The proclamation banned colonial settleant west of a line drawn along of the Appalachian Mountains.The settlers were told to move east of the line.The proclamation angered many colonists who believed they had the right to reside wherever they wanted. The proclamation was widely ingnored and was proved impossible for the British to enforce. -
Sugar Act
British effort to impose new taxes on the colonies when Parliament passed the sugar act.The sugar act put a duty on several products.It also called for harsh punishment of smugglers.So Colonial merchant who sometimes trade in smuggled good got mad and protested. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act required all colonists to buy tax stamps for all kinds of products. There were protesters all over. Virginias House of Burgesses passed many resolutions saying it had the right to tax people in Virginia. Patrick Henry gave a emotional speech attacking the law. Other colonial followed. Merchants in NY, Boston, Philadelphia organized a boycott. In October delegates from 9 colonies met in NY for the Stamp Act Congress. The protest worked. In 1766 Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. -
Boston Massacre
Parliament repealed the Townshead duties except on tea, but they were to late. In Boston an angry crowd surrounded a small group of soldiers. They threw snowballs, rocks and shouted at them. The soldiers got scared and fired into the crowd. They killed 5 and wounded 6. The governor tried to calm things down by putting the soldiers in jail. John Adams was a lawyer who defended them. In the end only 2 soldiers were convicted and their punishment was having their thumbs branded. -
Tea Act
It was intended to help the British East Indian Company. But the colonial boycott hurt the company. The act actually lowered the price of tea. Some said the colonies shouldn't object to the act since the price lowered, others were mad about the part that gave the company a monopoly on selling British tea in the colonies. The monopoly hurt colonial merchants. They couldn't compete with the lowered price. Leaders argued that just because the price was lowered colonists still had to pay the tax. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists The Sons of Liberty meet in port cities to stop tea being unloaded. They wanted to stop it because merchants couldn't compete with the lowered prices. In Phi, NY and other ports no tea was unloaded. In Boston the governor made sure it would be. When the first ship arrived he order them to unload. One night a group of Native Americans boarded a ship and after 3 hours they threw 342 cases of tea in the harbor. They ruined 90,000 lbs. of tea worth thousand of dollars. -
Intolerable Acts
The Boston Tea Party got British government mad. Parliament passed 4 laws in response. Colonists called them Intolerable Acts. The 1st closed the port of Boston. Two others got ride of Massachusetts legislated, cut town meetings, increased the power of royal government. The 4th was to make the 1765 Quartering Act more powerful. Parliament passed the Quebec Act to, which set up a government for territory taken from France. Colonies reacted by helping Boston. Food, supplies poured into Bosten. -
First Continental Congress
This meeting took place in Philadelphia. 12 of the 13 colonies sent delegates.Among the delegates were John and Samuel Adams from Massachusetts, John Jay from New York, George Washington and Patrick Henry from Virginia. They demanded for the repeal of the Intolerable Acts, and declared that the colonies had the right to tax and Governor themselfs. They also called for training of the militias, and a new boycott of British goods. Then voted to meet again if there needs were no met. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
In April the governor sent 700troops to capture leaders and capture weapons. Soon signals appeared in a steeple in Boston. Paul R.& William D. rode warming minutemen. In Lexington 77men were waiting they said to go but they refused. Then a shot came out no one knows who shot the frist shot of the American Revolution. A bigger battle took place in Concord. With 400men they killed 3 British. About 4000Americans fired at British from, when they got to Boston almost 300British were killed/wounded. -
The Second Continental Congress
They meet in Philadelphia. The people included Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock,and Franklin. They all wanted different things New England wanted to declare independence, the Middle Colonies favored less drastic action. How ever they all thought they should prepare for war. They chose George Washington as the commander of the new army. They also printed paper money to pay for the army. They started to act like a government. -
Battle for Fort Ticonderoga
The fort was at the end of Lake Champlain, it protect the water route from Canada. The leader was Ethan Allen. His followers were the Green Mountain Boys. There was 83 men and olny 42 troops at the fort.They crossed at night and attached in the morning. They surrendered immediately. The fort controlled a main route between Canada and the Hudson River Vally. It held weapons, especially cannons. The Americans needed the connons to have power. Green Boys took the cannons to George Washington. -
Olive Branch Petition
The petition was sent to the king. It stated that all colonists were loyal to them. And asked George Washington to stop fighting so all the fights between British and colonists could be solved. The kings responded by declaring the colonist ''in open...rebellion'' . The petition got its name from the olive branch, a symbol of peace from ancient times. -
Battle of Bunker and Breads Hill
The Americans surrounded Boston. The British decided to attack up Breads Hill. The Americans didn't have much ammunition. They waited till they could see the white of there eyes and shot them, soldiers fell died. The first British attack failed, and the second,the third succeeded because the Americans ran out of ammunition and they retreated. 1000 British were killed or wounded, and 400 Americans were killed or wounded. The fight didn't slove Britains problem. And Boston was still surrounded. -
Invasion of Quebec
In late December Americans attack Quebec burning a severe snowstorm. The attack was turned. One of the leaders were killed and the other was wounded. The Americans stayed away until may 1776 when British landed new forces in Canada. The Americans withdrew, weakened by hunger and disease. They left Canada to the British -
The British Withdrawal from Boston
George Washington knew he had to built a real army. He needed powerful weapons. He got the British connons which they got at Fort Ticonderoga and bragged them across the Moutains to Boston, a 300 mile journey taking 3 months.In March they place the cannons on high grounds over looking Boston. The British couldn't defend the city no more. They withdrew and left Boston by sea and never came back again.