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aka 7 Years War between France and England. In the colonies, it was called the French Indian War because the colonists fought with British soldiers against France the Indians who were on side of France. Because of the war, England had a massive war debt began to tax the people in the 13 colonies. -
Beginning in 1763 economic policy England followed when it came to the 13 colonies. England saw the colonies as a market for English goods wanted to get money (taxes) natural resources from the colonies. -
"hands off approach by Great Britain; British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations in the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves. -
This was a British law that required colonists to house, feed, and give drink to the British troops. -
This was the first tax on the colonies, it required a special stamp to be on all printed paper. This led to protests and the colonies coming together for the first time with people saying "No taxation without representation". -
This was a series of taxes on imported goods like paper, tea, lead, and glass. This reignited protests and British troops were sent to enforce the law which also increased violence. -
The colonists were protesting about losing jobs and the British soldiers made a line trying to stop the protests. This led to the soldiers firing into the crowd and killing 5 colonists. -
A protest by the "Sons of Liberty" who dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest against the Tea Act. -
These were laws that were passed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. This closed the Boston Harbor, put Massachusetts under military control, and expanded the Quartering Act. -
These were laws passed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. It closed the Boston Harbor, put Massachusetts under military rule, and it expanded the Quartering Act.
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This was the first military engagement of the Revolutionary War. The British troops marched to seize colonial gunpowder. This battle was known as "The Shot Heard Around the World", it also marked the point of no return. -
This was a final attempt by the Second Continental Congress to avoid war. A letter was sent to King George III pledging loyalty and asking him to cut in and stop Parliament's abuse. -
This was the first involvement in the Revolutionary War. The British troops marched to take colonial gunpowder. This is known as "The Show Heard Around the World," and marked the point of no return.
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A meeting that had representatives from the 13 colonies in Philadelphia after the war had started. They acted as a government during the war and formed a Continental Army. -
This was a meeting with representatives from the 13 colonies in Philadelphia after the war started. They acted as a government during the war and established the Continental Army.
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This was a final attempt by the Second Continental Congress to avoid war. There was a letter sent to King George III that pledged loyalty and asked him to step in and stop parliaments abuse.
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This was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine arguing that independence from Britain was necessary and "common sense." This pamphlet increased the urge for independence. -
The Declaration of Independence is a formal document by Thomas Jefferson declaring the colonies to be free and independent. -
This is the first written constitution of the United States. It was a loose alliance between the states and had a weak central government. -
It was a meeting held in Annapolis to discuss the trade barriers between the states. There were only five states that showed up. The next year they called for a bigger convention to fix the entire federal government. -
There were armed farmers protesting the high taxes and debt collection in Massachusetts. The federal government was too weak under the Articles of Confederation. -
This meeting had 55 representatives and intended to revise the Articles of Confederation. Instead of revising these they wrote a brand new U.S. Constitution. This new constitution divided the powers into three groups.