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French and Indian War
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htm
In 1756 there was a war between the Indians and the French. The war had a time spand of seven years. The war is also called "The Seven Year War". The war ended in 1763. -
Proclomation of 1763
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm
Quebec, West Flrida, East Florida, and Geneda were are the outcome of the Prolomation of 1763. -
The Stamp Act
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/stampact.htm
The Stamp Act began on Febuary 6th 1765. The bill was passed on Febuary 17. The Stamp Act caused massive debt. -
Townshend Acts
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/townshend.htm
The taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea were rised greatly thanks to the Townshend Act. No, that doesn't mean thats a good thing. -
Boston Massacre
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htm
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that took place on March 5, 1770, between the patriots and a lot of Brittish soldiers. The massacre was started by an ignorant colonist that chucked a brick at the soldiers and knocked one down. During this fight many clolinists died. -
Intolerable Acts
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm
The Intolerable Acts took place on the same day as the Boston Massacare according to US History.org. The Brittish were upset because the government spent large somes of money on the troops and their equipment. While the Brittish lost large amounts of money on spoiled and destroyed goods, brought to the colonies by ship. -
Tea Act
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm
The Tea Act, passed on May 10, 1773, began the final part the revolutionary movement in Boston. The act was not intended to raise caouse in the American colonies. In fact no new taxes were built. It's pupouse was to give the East India Company a boost, which was later burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. -
The Boston Tea Party
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party
Samuel Adams and The Sons of Liberty got fed up with the Brittish taxing everything so when tea was taxed they were outraged. So Samuel Adams and The sons of Liberty decided to descice themselfs as Mohack Indians and work overnight to dump about 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. Hints the name The Boston Tea Party. -
Lexington and Concord
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, that were fought on April 19, 1775. On this day Brittins General Gage had a plan. He would capture the leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in LEXINGTON and then go to CONCORD to gather gunpowder. -
The Declaraton of Independence
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1776-1785/the-final-text-of-the-declaration-of-independence-july-4-1776.php
The Declaration of Independence was wirtten on June 7, 1776. On this day 56 very important men wrote a Federal Document that we still live by today, neerly 239 years later. That Document is known as the Declaration of Independence.
