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The French and the British fought over land for 7 years. It started because there were conflicts over land, and colonists were burning villages. The Crown raised taxes after the war because the war was expensive. They raised taxes on wine, sugar, indigo, and molasses. The colonists were not happy about it.

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To satisfy the Indians which helped the British in the French and Indian War. Parliament made it illegal to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains, Ohio, Tennessee, Florida. The act did not succeed because there were already settlers there. A couple of years later, The act was changed to recognize the settlements.

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Parliament raised taxes on wine, sugar, indigo, and molasses after the French and Indian War because of the expense of the war. The New England colonists protested because it almost stopped the rum trade to the Dutch, French, and Spanish. The colonial leaders were worried because they thought that Parliament might take away the colonies’ ability to govern themselves.

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The Sugar Act had not made enough money. Parliament passed the Stamp Act which required colonists to buy and put stamps on all paper goods. All the colonies were affected, instead of just New England. The act was very unpopular, many colonists could not afford both lawyers and the tax. Many colonists could not purchase books, even prayer books. The colonial leaders convinced the colonists that they were being taxed unfairly because they had no say in Parliament. The Sons of Liberty made the term "No taxation without representation" and was well received. The act led to the Stamp Act Congress. The delegates wrote a petition to repeal the Stamp Act. Ben Franklin convinced Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.

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Parliament made a law where towns had to provide shelter, food, and fuel to soldiers that are stationed in their town. In New York, where lots of soldiers were settled, led to The Suspending Act. New York couldn't do business until it followed the Quartering Act. In Boston, the soldiers settled on Public land instead of private property. The tensions between soldiers and the colonist led to the Boston Massacre.

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Even after they repealed the Stamp Act, the British government still needed money. The Declaratory Act stated that Parliament had the right to govern and tax the colonies. It was to clearly state that the crown is the real government of the colonies. The colonial leaders were mad. They feared that something like the Declaratory Act would happen.

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Parliament needed money and they wanted to show the colonist that Parliament was in charge, so Parliament passed the Townshend Acts. Town members were forced to house and feed soldiers. Taxes were raised on goods. Officers could enter houses with warrants if they suspected anything. These acts were a threat to traditions and self-government. It changed the way taxes worked. Colonists began to boycott British goods in protest.

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Tension between the Colonist and the British was growing. A group of sailors threw snowballs and sticks at British officers; the officer fired back; 5 colonists died. The British officers were arrested. The officers pleaded for self-defense. The Officers were not charged with murder. Two British soldiers were charged with manslaughter. Their hands were branded and burned, then they were released. The massacre became propaganda for people unhappy with Britain’s treatment of the Colonists. Paul Revere made a misleading print of the Massacre. The print made it seems like the British soldiers shot innocent colonists. There was a dog that was unharmed making it seem like the British treated the colonists worse than dogs.

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Repeal of the Townshend Acts, April 1770

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Repeal of the Townshend Acts, April 1770

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After the Boston Massacre, the Prime Minister of Great Britain requested for parliaments Repeal the Townshend Acts. In April 1770, all of the Townshend Acts were repealed, except for the tax on tea. When the tax on tea remained, colonists grew angry. This tax was a big factor in the Boston Tea Party, in 1773, where colonists dumped and destroyed tea in the Boston Harbor.

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A ship, named Hannah, left Newport for Providence. The Gaspee followed it. Hannah lured the Gaspee across shallows off of modern-day Gaspee point. Upon arrival in Providence, the captain of Hannah, Lindsay, reported what happened to John Brown. John Brown invited people at his tavern to destroy the Gaspee. Abraham Whipple led the group. The crew of the Gaspee was taken as prisoners. The Gaspee was burned the next day. The Crown wanted to find the culprits, but were unsuccessful. There was a bounty on the culprits' heads. Public sentiment went how John Brown wanted;  the spirit of unity led to the formation of the Committees of Correspondence.

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The British government bailed out the East India Company. The company was losing money due to smuggling in the colonies. They were given a monopoly on the importation and sale of tea in the colonies. The colonists dressed as Native Americans decided to act against it, and on December 16, 1773, they boarded the East India Company’s ship and dumped over 300 chests of their tea. This was known as the Boston Tea Party. In response Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts

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In response to the Boston Tea Party, instead of letting some colonial leaders pay, Parliament punished Boston with harsh laws, which included: allow Britain to house soldiers whenever and wherever, closing Boston harbor until tea was paid for from the Boston Tea Party, and banning the Committees of Correspondence. The other colonies sent supplies to Boston, and the First Continental Congress met to decide on what to do with the British problem.

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Leaders of all colonies (except Georgia) met in Philadelphia. The representatives voted on stopping trade with Great Britain until they repealed the Intolerable Acts. Parliament did not repeal the Intolerable Acts, but instead added more laws and added more limits to the colonists' trade. The colonists in response made a militia and Minutemen people who be ready to fight at a minute’s notice with the militia.

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Second Continental Congress / Olive Branch Petition, 1775

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Second Continental Congress / Olive Branch Petition, 1775

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The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and made George Washington commanding general of the Continental Army. The colonists sent the Olive Branch Petition to the King of England. The petition asked to restore peace between the colonist and the British army. The petition was rejected. In response, The Continental Army moved on to Boston, which was blocked by a British stronghold. The Continental Amy with the cannons captured by the Green Mountain Boys from Fort Ticonderoga won back Boston in the Battle of Bunker Hill. After the Battle of Bunker Hill, the British left Boston. Around 1,000 loyalists fled as well.