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The Deceleration of independence-July 1776

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The Deceleration of independence-July 1776

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On July 4th, The declaration written by Thomas Jefferson was sighted by the delegates. It told Britain that the colonies were free and were now independent.

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The colonists had protested and boycotted so much it was starting to affect the British Economy, so it was repealed.

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Writer Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet titled “common sense” encouraging the colonists to fight for independence.

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Severel new and old faces appeared at the second Continental Congress. They included Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, and Thomas Jefferson. They began setting up the government for the colonies.

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The colonist and British fought on Breed’s Hill. Although the British won the land, they lost over 1000 soldiers, even more than the colonists.

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Benedict Arnold lead an army of 400 men to take Fort Ticonderoga. They were aided by the Green Mountain boys. They launched a surprise attack on the British and were successful.

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The Battle of Lexington and Concord-April 1775

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The Battle of Lexington and Concord-April 1775

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As the British approached Lexington, Paul Revere and William Dawes rode horses to warn people the British were coming. This was the battle where the first shot in the war was fired.

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The colonists were attacked by Chief Cornstock at the battle of point pleasant. The Chief wanted to stop their expansion into Native American land.

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The First Continental Congress-September 1774

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The First Continental Congress-September 1774

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Fifty five delegates met in Philadelphia. The goal was to challenge British rule. The only colony that did not send any delegates was Georgia.
Massachusetts- Samuel and John Adams
New York- John Jay
Virginia-George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry

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The intolerable acts were created to punish colonists for disobeying British rule.
It forced the colonists to live among British soldiers. In Massachusetts, they closed Boston Harbor until the tea was payed for. The goal was to separate the colonies, but it only brought them closer together.

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Parliament passed the Tea Act to save the British economy. This act lowered the tax on tea, but only allowed one type of tea to be sold in the colonies.

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Colonists climbed aboard tea ships dressed as Native Americans and threw 342 chests of tea overboard.

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Due to the protests after the Boston massacre, The British Parliament repealed all the Townshend acts except Tea.

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Britain had realized the colonies were on the brink of rebellion, so they had sent troops to the colonies. One day in the streets 5 colonists were killed by the British.

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This act taxed imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper. The colonists were tired of any taxes from Britain, so they protested.

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This act forced colonists to pay a tax for any paper products. They could not even buy playing cards without getting a stamp to show the taw was paid.

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This act lowered taxes on molasses that the colonists were importing. Prime Minister George Grenville hoped this would encourage colonists to stop smuggling.

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This proclamation stopped colonists from living west of the Appalachian mountains and kept them off Native American land. It also allowed Britain to control the colonists more easily.

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This treaty ended the 7 year war between the French and Native Americans, and the British. This prompted Britain go tax the colonies to pay off Britain’s death.