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French and Indian War Part 1
The French and Indian War was caused by control of territory of land. In 1754 the french built a fort in the region even though the Virginia government had already given 200,000 acres of land to the Ohio country to a group of wealthy people because of this the Virginia government sent militia people of ordinary citizens to perform military duties and to evict the french. This was the opening of the French and Indian War. -
Writ of Assistance
In 1761 the royal government of Massachusetts authorized the use of the writs of assistance. It would be a general search warrant that would allowed British customs officials to enter and search the homes whether there was evidence or not. -
French and Indian War Part 2
After all the fighting the two state's finally ended the war in 1763 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty of Paris caused France to lose land and for Great Britain to gain land not knowing that it would affect the Native Americans. Since the Native Americans lost land and were partner with France they had trouble barging with the British. Later the Native had captured 2 of the British and cause trouble later they negotiated treaties with the British. -
Treaty of Paris
After the war ended in 1763 the Treaty of Paris was signed. Great Britain claimed Canada and virtually all of North America east of Mississippi River. Britain also took Florida from Spain which allied with France. Because of this treaty it permitted Spain to keep possession of its lands west of Mississippi and the city of New Orleans that gained from France in 1762. France only had control of a few islands and small colonies near new found land, in the west indies and elsewhere. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was established along a Proclamation line along the the Appalachians were colonist weren't allowed to cross. But because of the Proclamation the colonist weren't happy and were eager to expand Westward from the Atlantic seaboard. Even though there was a treaty signed the colonist didn't care and continued to keep going onto the Native Americans land. -
Sugar Act and Colonists response part 1
In 1764 Greenville promoted a parliament to enact a law known as the sugar act this was because Greenville believed that colonist were smuggling goods. The Sugar Act did 3 things it halved the duty on foreign- made molasses in the hopes that colonists would pay lower taxes rather than getting arrested by smuggling, placed duties on certain imports that had not been taxed before but most of all it provided that colonists accused of violating act and would be tried in a vice-admiralty court. -
Sugar act and colonists response part 2
The colonists weren't happy about the Sugar Act they feared that it would reduce their profits. The merchants and traders claimed that the parliament had no right to tax the colonists because they had not elected representatives to the body though they complained the new regulations had little effect on colonists besides merchants and traders. -
Stamp act and colonists response
In March 1765 parliament passed the Stamp Act. This act imposed tax on docs, and printed items such as wills, news papers and playing cards. A stamp would be placed on items to prove that the tax had been paid. It was the first tax that affected the colonists because it was levied on goods and services but previously it had been indirect on duties on imports. In May of 1765 the colonists united to defy the law. -
Sons of Liberty is formed and Samuel Adams
In may Boston shopkeepers, artists and laborers organized a secret resistance group called the Sons of Liberty to protest the law. The Sons of Liberty would repeal the stamp act. In October 1765 merchants in New York Boston, and Philidelphia agree to a boycott of British goods until the stamp act was repealed and in March 1766 the parliament repealed the law. Samuel Adams was one of the founders of the Son of Liberty. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory act was a parliament's full right '' to bind the colonies and people of America in all cases what so ever''. -
Township Acts and Colonists response
In 1767 the parliament passed theTownship Act named after Charles Townshend. The act taxed goods that were important to the colony from Britain for example glass, paint and paper. It also imposed an act on tea and tea was the most popular drink in the colonies. The colonist didn't respond well to the new act and one again they were going to try to boycott it and violence would start. -
Boston Massacre
on March 5th 1770 a mob gathered in front of the Boston Customs House and taunted the British soldiers standing guard there. Shots were fired and and 5 colonists were killed including Crispus Attacks, were killed or mortally wounded. Therefore the colonist had labeled the fight as the Boston Massacre. -
John Locke's social contract
John Locke's believed that people have natural rights to life, liberty and property. He also contended that every society is based on a social contract agreement tat allows the people to consent to choosing there own government as long as they obey and safeguard the natural rights. -
Tea Act
In 1773 the Lord North devised the tea act in order to save the British from bankrupt from the india company. The act granted the company the right to sell tea to colonist free of taxing that colonial sellers had to pay. This action would hope that the colonial merchants out of the tea trade by enabling the East India Company to sell its tea directly to consumers for less. But the North hoped the American colonists would buy the cheaper tea but instead they protested dramatically. -
Boston Tea Party
On the evening of December 16, 1773 a large group of Boston rebels disguised themselves as Native Americans and proceeded to take action against three British tea ships anchored in the harbor. In this incident later known as the Boston Tea Party the indians dumped 18,000 pounds of the east India Company's tea into the water's of Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
In 1774 king George III pressed parliament pass a act and parliament did responding by passing a series of measures that colonists called the Intolerable Acts. The laws the first one is to shut down Boston harbor, another is to quartering act authorizing British commanders to house soldiers in private homes and buildings and that General Thomas to keep the peace and placed Boston under martial law or rule imposed by military forces. -
First Continental congress meets
On September 1774 56 delegates met in Philadelphia and came up with a declaration of colonial rights. The people defended the colonies right to run their affairs and stated that if the British used forces to stop the colonies that the colonies have the right and should fight back. -
Minutemen
The minutemen were civilian soldiers who promised to be ready to fight against the British on a minute's notice quietly stockpiled firearms and gunpowder. -
Midnight riders Revere, Dawes, Prescott
On the night of April 18 1775 colonist in Boston were watching and Revere, Dawes and Prescott rode out to spread word to the people that the 700 British troops were coming to Concord. The darkened countryside rang the church bells and gunshots prearranged signals that were being sent to town to town to notify that the British were coming. -
Battle of Lexington
The battle of lexington happened on April 18, 1775 were 70 minutemen lined up across the lines in the village green. Where the British Commander had order the minutemen to stand down and lay there weapons down. BUt some shots were fired and eight minutemen were killed ten were wounded and only one British solider was injured. After the attack happened the minutemen surprised the British and killed dozens. -
Battle of Concord
The battle of Concord happened after the battle of lexington. After Concord and the minutemen were done fighting the minutemen had a surprise attack waiting for them. There was between 3,000-4,000 minutemen that had assembled and fired on the marching troops from the stone walls and trees were dozens of the British soldiers fell and the British headed back to Boston. -
Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress happened on May of 1775 in Philadelphia. There they talked about the next plan to move and were delegates called for independence and some argued for reconciliation with Great Britain. Congress Agreed to the colonial militia as continental army and George Washington As commander. -
Continental Army
The congress agreed to recognized the colonial militia as the continental army. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill happened on June 17, 1775 were Thomas gage the British general had decided to strike at the minutemen on Breed's Hill near the city and Bunker Hill. There Gage sent 2,400 soldiers were colonist held there fire until the very last minute. After the fire and smoke was over the colonist had lost 450 men and the British Suffered over 1,000 deaths and would be named the Battle of Bunker Hill and would be the deadliest battle of the war. -
Olive Branch Petition
On July 8, the congress sent the king the olive branch petition urging a return to the former harmony between Britain and the colonies. The king rejected the the petition and issued a proclamation to order the naval blockade to isolate the ships ment for America coast. -
Publication of Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote a 50 page pamphlet title common sense it explains the royal Brute of Britain and he revolt against the king had begun with lexington and Concord. He also declared that independence would allow the Americans to trade more freely and that the independence would give the American colonists the chance to create something better a society. -
Loyalists and Patriots
The Loyalists were the people who opposed the Independence and remained loyal to the British ruler, judges, governors and people with more modest means. The Patriots were the supporters of the independence that drew numbers from people who saw that political and economic opportunity freedom in America. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration of Independence was a document that was made and stated that all people have the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Also that the people have a chance to alter or abolish the government they have. Thomas Jefferson was the one who the Declaration of Independence and was adopted on July 4, 1776. -
Washington's Christmas night surprise attack
Washington risked everything and took a bold move on christmas night 1776. He faced a fierce storm where he led 2,400 men on small row boats across the ice-choked Delaware River. After there long journey they marched to their objective Trenton, New Jersey and defeated a group of Hessians in a surprise attack the British fled and regrouped and in September of 1777 they captured the American capital at Philadelphia. -
Saratoga
As the war was happening and British were marching into a disaster the General of John Burgoyne planned to lead his army to meet the British were they were fighting for New York City. But later join together to isolate New England to form the colonies. While Burgoyne was fighting he didn't notice that his floormates weren't coming and was forced to surrender at Burgoyne at Saratoga and surrender on October 17 1777. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was the place were Washington and his continental army fought to stay alive in the camp of valley forge Pennsylvania. There were more than 2,000 troops who died and the rest stayed were there pain and suffering filled Washington's letters to the congress and his friends. -
Friedrich von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette
Both Friedrich and Steuben helped train the continental army and offer there services in February 1778. Friedrich help train the army and Steuben help lobbied the french reinforcements and led a well command in Virginia towards the end of the war and help the european military leaders raw the continental army and because of this the continental army became the most effective fighting force. -
French American Alliance
When Burgoyne surrender at Saratoga on October 17, 177 it turned out to be the most important events of the war. Even though the french had already sided with the patriots early in 1776 the victory won didn't satisfy with there beliefs of the Americans could win the war and as a result the French signed an alliance with the Americans in February 1778 and joined the fight. -
British victories in the South
The British victories took place at the end of 1778- 1781 moved to the south. In the end of 1778 the British took Savannah and Georgia their the greatest victory the also captured Charles Town, South Carolina in May 1780. Then in 1781 with many loses the colonists continued to fight and the British general decided to take the fight to Virginia where he led hi army to Peninsula of James and York rivers were me to take over Yorktown, Virginia and move to clinton's forces. -
Redcoats push Washington into the Delaware River into Pennsylvania
The war where the redcoats pushed washington into the Delaware River into Pennsylvania happened on the summer of 1776. They were there to stop the rebellion by isolating New England. There the continental army attempted to defend New York in late August. Though many were fighting many people died fighting for land. In the end the war ended and peace was made and the continental army was well trained and made money and raised funds. -
British surrender at Yorktown
With Cornwallis plans to head head south towards Yorktown were there was french naval troops waiting and blocking the entrances by September there was 17,000 French and Americans waiting. The British surrendered on October 19, 1781 were Cornwallis finally surrendered. After that the Americans had won and the people were shocked by what they did that they defeated the British. -
Treaty of Paris
On September 1783 the delegates signed the Treaty of Paris which confirmed U.S independence and set boundaries to the new nation. The United States stretched from the Atlantic ocean to Mississippi River to Canada to the Florida border.
