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Albany Congress
the British government called a meeting with colonial leaders, in Albany New York, they did this because they were expecting a war to break out. The British invited the Iroquois to fight with them against the French, the Iroquois refused to make an alliance, only because they expected the French to defeat the British. -
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French and Indian War
In 1753 French began building forts to back their claim. the news alarmed Virginia colony. The govener of Virginia decided to send soldiers to order the French to leave. he chose 21 year old, George Washington, as the leader, George made a dangerous journey... returned home to tell everyone the french rejected his warning. a year later, Washington went again, he went to late, the French built themselves a fort. an army found Washington's fort and made him return home. Virginia won't ever leave -
Treaty of Paris
In February 1763, France can no longer defend their North American territory, because they lost the war now they lose all their North American possessions. Great Britain gained almost all of French territory east of Mississippi. French territory went west of Mississippi went to Spain. Without the French help, the native Americans could not stop British settlers from moving on their lands. -
The Quartering Act
The purpose of this act was to save money. To enforce the proclamation of 1763 Britian kept about 10.000 soldiers in the colonies. the act required required colonists to quarter or house British troops and provide them with food and other supplies. the colonists we're angered and protested, once again the colonists complained the parliament was violating their rights. -
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Pontiac's war
Pontiac formed an alliance with Native American's, Pontiac and his allies attacked British forts and settlements throughout the area. Nearly half a dozen western British forts we're destroyed, and at least 2,000 backcountry settlers we're killed. British reacted the same exact way and, killed Native American's who had not even attacked them. The British finally defeated Pontiac's forces in early August. Pontiac continued to fight but by the fall of 1764, the war ended. -
Proclamation of 1763
British government issued the procolamtion of 1763. It banned colonial settlement. Colonial settlement was west of the line on the Appalachian mountains. Anything east of the line was where settlers were told they had to move. The procolamtion angered many colonists who thought they had the right to reside wherever they wanted to be. The procolamtion was widely ignore and was proved impossible for the British to enforce. -
Sugar Act
the British made an effort to impose new taxes on the colonies.. this began in 1764 when the parliament passed on the Sugar Act which put a duty on several products including molasses. It also called for harsh punishment of smugglers. colonial merchants who sometimes traded in smuggled goods, protested. -
The Stamp Act
an even, not so popular law was was the stamp act. passes in early 1765. these stamps we're to be placed on, news papers, wills, licenses, insurance policies, land titles and other documents. the colonists protested and it worked.. In 1766 parliament repealed the stamp act. -
The Boston Massacre
The colonists protesting onceagain worked. on March 5th all the townshed duties we're repealed, with the exception of tea. that tax was left in force to demonstrate parliaments right to tax the colonies. parliament didn't act on time. on march 5th in boston an angry crowd of workers and sailors threw snowballs and rocks.. wounding 6. the governor tie to cam things down by having 9 soldiers in the event. he believed in a free country everyone was accused of crime. only two soldiers got convicted. -
Tea Act
in 1773 passed the tea act, this was to help the british east india company. one of the most important companies. for years they made money by selling tea. the colonial boycott hurt the company though, the tea act actually lowered the tea price by allowing east india to ship tea directly to the colonies. later on many leaders argued that even though the price was lowered colonists have to still pay tax on tea. -
Boston Tea Party
a group of colonists called the sons of liberty, went to port cities to stop east india company. they threatened ship captains who brought the tea, no tea was unloaded in NY, Philadelphia or any other ports. on December 16th 1773, a large crowd gathered. a large group of men disguised as native americans, and threw 342 cases of tea in the water, as the crowd got cheered they destroyed 90,000 pounds of tea, worth thousands of dollars. -
Intolerable Act
after the Boston tea party the government outraged. king George called for tough action. 4 laws we're passed, the first act closed Boston's port, two others increased the powers of the royal governor,the fourth act strengthened the 1765 quartering act. Parliament also passed the quebec act, which set up government for territory taken from france. after a while colonists demanded a repeal of the intolerable acts, and declared colonies had the right to tax and govern themselves. -
continential congress
this took pace in Philadelphia, 12 of the 13 colonies, (not Georgia) sent representatives, the congress demand a repeal or official end of the intolerable acts. the congress also called for a new boycott of British goods. in 1775 of may if the demands weren't met, they had to meet again. -
Second Continental Congress
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Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress happened in may 1775, in Philadelphia. the congress was divided about what to do. the congress chose george washington as the commander of the newly formed continental army. he had military experience and was well respected. The second continental congress was starting to act like a government. -
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
On May 10th 1775, a daring group of colonists made a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga. Leading the force was Ethan Allen, most of his followers come from the Green Mountains, today known as Vermont. Allen's force of 83 men reached the fort by crossing the lake at night and surprising the British in the early morning. Only 42 British troops surrounded the fort and they surrendered almost immediately. Green Mountain Boy's took over and later moved the cannon to Boston to drive Britain away. -
Olive Branch Petition
The first resolution to the uncertainty was the Olive Branch Petition, it stated that all colonists we're loyal to the king. It asked George to stop fighting so all the disputes between the colonists and Britain could be solved peacefully. (Olive Branch- a symbol of piece since the ancient times). -
Battle of Bunker and Breeds Hill
British General attacked straight up the hill, the British waited till they we're about 150 feet away until they fired, as they watched hundreds of British soldiers die or end up wounded. The British's 1st and 2nd attack failed, the 3rd finally succeeded (only because the Americans ran out of ammunition and had to retreat. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Fighting at Lexington and Concord marks beginning of the American Revolution.