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The Townshend act imposed an indirect tax on the colonists that he called duties. In 1767, British Parliament passed on the Townshend acts. One act placed tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported to the colonies. ... The colonies accepted Britains right to regulate their trade.

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what did washington do before the american revolution.

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the British people wanted to take over the french and indian war

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In the Boston Tea Party colonists got mad at the Brattain taxes so they boarded 3 ships and threw 342 boxes of tea in the Harbor.

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Was a war fought between the colonists, who fought for Britain, and the Native Americans, who fought for the French. Natives joined French due to them not taking over their native land and the trading of furs for weapons. Ended with British victory and left French with no territory in the North America.

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Ben Franklin's plan to unite the 13 colonies, gain the Iroquois as an ally, and form a defense system for the colonies. It was majorly rejected by all the colonies and the Iroquois refused but remained neutral.

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The formal end to the French and Indian war. Spain gave Florida to Britain and the British take control of New France. France gave Spain New Orleans and all land west of the Mississippi River and no longer had land in North America.

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An effort by Natives in the northern region to drive the British out of the area. Emphasized the difference between Natives and the British. Ended in a military stalemate,

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British prevented the colonist from expanding westward past the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War victory.

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The Stamp Act was implemented by the British Parliament that put a tax on all printed materials. There was to be a stamp on all printed materials in the colonies.

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The first gathering of elected representatives from the 13 colonies to form a protest against the British taxation.

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A series of acts passed by British Parliament that imposed taxes on glass, lead, paper, paints, and tea imported into the colonies. Many colonists saw these taxes as an abuse of power.

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The killing of 5 protesting colonists by British soldiers. This enraged the colonists and caused tensions to rise even higher than before.

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The British Parliament passed an act that taxed all imported tea in the American colonies after the Boston Tea Party

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To show their disliking of the Tea Act, a rebel group called The Sons (and Daughters) of Liberty dressed as Native Americans and threw tea into the Boston Harbor. The Intolerable Acts were put into place as a result of this.

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These were acts passed by the British Parliament that were established to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. They were:
1. The Boston Harbor was to be closed until the ruined tea was paid for.
2.  All officials were appointed by the government, not elected by the colonists.
3. Soldiers that were on trial were sent to Britain to be tried.
4. Citizens were forced to quarter soldiers inside of their homes.

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A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies in Philadelphia as a response to the intolerable acts. The congress wrote a list of grievances and a declaration of human rights.

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The first battles of the Revolutionary War between the British and the 13 colonies. The colonies's militia fought and were outnumbered at Lexington and fell back to Concord where they fought until the battle reached the bay where the British had naval support. The battle proved the colonies could stand up to the British army

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A convention of delegates from the 13 colonies after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The delegates still weren't thinking of independence but sent their list of grievances to the king, a plan on how to raise money for their military and how Washington can lead their army.

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Fought during the Siege of Boston. The colonist's first and second defenses were successful and caused the British to retreat, but the third time, the colonists were low on ammo and the British reached them and forced them to retreat. Considered a British victory, but greatly boosted the confidence of the inexperienced colonial soldiers because they knew they had a chance.

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Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)

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Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)

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Thomas Jefferson is credited for writing it, but he really plagiarized ideas from John Locke and Thomas Paine. Gives people the right to overthrow a poor government. People are born with "natural" rights.

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Battle was between Washington and his army and the Hessian soldiers hired by the British. Battle boosted the Continental Army's flagging morale and their confidence in the war. One of the few battles won by Washington.

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A turning point in the Revolutionary War. After John Burgoyne surrendered, the French recognized the colonist's cause and their potential to actually win the war. Caused France to enter the war as the colonist's ally for naval support.

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This treaty ended the Revolutionary War. It granted the US freedom from Britain. It also gave the Americans land east of the Mississippi River, north to the Great Lakes, and south to the Florida state border. The Spanish controlled land west of the Mississippi River.