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French and Indian war 1754-1763
The French and Indian war started over the specific issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire. George Washington was the one who started the French and Indian war. The British won the war and they took control over the lands that had been claimed by the French. -
Stamp act
The stamp act was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The issues of taxation and representation raised by the Stamp Act strained relations with the colonies. In fact, 10 years later, the colonists rose in armed rebellion against the British. -
Townshend act
The Townshend act was a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. But American colonists, who had no representation in Parliament, saw the Acts as an abuse of power. -
Boston Massacure
The Boston Massacre was where British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed in a mob in Boston. The event in Boston helped to unite the colonies against Britain and helped spark the colonists' desire for American independence. -
Boston Tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest where American colonists were frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” and dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British Company into the harbor. This was important because it fueled the tension that had already begun between Britain and America. -
Intolerable acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws that were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government. The way the colonist's response to the laws was more important than the laws themselves. -
First Continental Congress convenes
The primary accomplishment of the First Continental Congress was a compact among the colonies to boycott British goods. This was the colonists coming together to decide is there should be an American resistance to the British. -
Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech
This is were the colonist started to fight back against the British which was the main purpose of the speech to convince everyone to help fight against the British. Patrick also said that their presence is not for the protection of the colonists but rather for the enforcement of British colonial rule. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were considered a major military victory and displayed to the British and King George III that unjust behavior would not be tolerated in America. This was the beginning of the Revolutionary War. -
Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill happened because the British decided to take two hills, Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, in order to gain a tactical advantage. The American forces heard about it and went to defend the hills. The British won the battle of Bunker Hill even though they lost a lot of soldiers during the battle.
