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The Albany Plan on Union
The Albany Plan on Union was adopted by the seven North American colonies. It was taken during a larger meeting known as the Albany Congress. The British Govonment ordered all the govornments to have a meeting in 1754 because of the collapse in negotiations between the New York Colony and the Mohawk indians. With the French and Indian war approaching, the demand for cooperation and action in unison was higher than ever. -
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American Revolution
The war that declared and recognized The United States of America as an independant country. -
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The French and Indian War
Britain and France fought for domination over the colonial outposts, eventually leaving Britain in severe debt. Britain began to tax all the english - speakers in the colonies. Britain and France had been building towards a war since 1689. These efforts led to the rapid growth in populaiton: 250,000 in 1700, to 1.25 million in 1750. -
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Writs of Assistance
"he, as the civil magistrate, gave out his warrants to the officers of the customs to enter;" and "these warrants were in use some years," until a dispute of their legality caused the Governor "to direct the officers to apply for warrants from the Superior Court; and, from that time, writs issued, not exactly in the form, but of the nature of writs of assistance issued from the Court of Exchequer in England." -"Amendment IV: Writs of Assistance 1761--72." Web. 02 Dec. 2014. -
Sugar Act
An act that cracked down on smuggling in the colonies. -
Stamp Act
The Britain's debt had grown from £72,289,673 in 1755 to £129,586,789 in 1764. The colonists were taxed to much, it created a very severe threat of revolt. -
Townshend Act
Taxes were raised on glass, lead, paper, oil, and tea. Up to £40,000 per year for the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
It was the killing of 5 colonists in Boston, Massachusetts. The colonists had dared the British men to fire on them. One of the soldiers was hit in the head by a thrown club of one of the colonists. -
Tea Act
An act that allowed a drawback on the duties of customs of the exports of tea to any of his Majesty's colonies or plantations in America, and to increase the deposit on bohea tea that to be sold in India, and to impower the treasurers to grant licences for the East India Company to export tea free. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed up as Mohawk Natives. Then, boarded one of the ships carrying tea form England. The colonists threw the crates of tea into the Atlantic Ocean. The East India Company was extremely close to financial collapse. By throwing the tea into the bay, the East India Company suffered heavy losses because no one payed for the tea; the East India Company never got the money that may have saved their buisness. A total of 342 chests of tea were thrown into the bay. -
Coercive Act
The Intolerable Acts, Massachusetts Govornmant Act, and the Administration of Justice Act all make up the Coersive Act. Benjamin Franklin calls this the "Act to Enforce Obbedience". -
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The First Continental Congress
All the colonies, except Georgia, sent delegates to Carpenter's hall in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania and New York sent people to seek a resolution with England. The other colonies were defensive on the colonists' rights. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The British were out to capture two cities: Lexington and Concord. In Lexington, they would capture two main leaders of the colonies, being Samuel Adams and John Handcock. At Concord, they would sieze gunpowder. However, spies and friends of the colonies warned the people. At the latest hours of April 19th, 1775, a second lantern was hung from a church, which was being watched intently by Paul Revere. Paul had told the people to hang a second lantern to indicate if the regulars were coming. -
The Second Continental Congress
The first question asked in this congress was, "How could the colonits meet the militairy threat of Britain?" They concluded that a Continential Army was to be created. -
The Battle of Binker Hill
The original battle was intended to occur on Bunker hill, but the commander of the colonial forces at the time had misunderstood the command given to him, and he took his men to Breed's hill, instead. Breed's hill was much closer to the Britishs' position. The Americans were able to hold the British off for a little while, until they ran out of ammunition. Then, the colonial forces were forced to retreat, allowing the British a technical victory. -
The Olive Branch Petition
The first attempt to declare independance from Britain. However, King George III did not even read the petition. He imediately disgarded it, and continued to tax the colonies. -
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Declaration of Independance Drafted
The most charished symbol of American Liberty. It expresees the minds and hearts of all the American people, in the "self-evident truths".