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Deadly riot on King Street In Boston.

Street brawl between "patriot" Mob and British Soliders.

Began after the attack of a British Sentral.

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Midnight raid.

Protest of the British Parliaments tea act.

Occurred when Massachusetts dressed up as Mohawk Indians to load up on 3 British tea ships and broke into 342 chests of tea, and dumped them into the Boston Harbor.

After the British demanded they repaid for the duties, but the the Bostonians refused.

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British were fed up by acts against their rule, the royal crown passed big taxes to show them they are in charge.

Some stopped goods until, the tax was lifted.

After parliament applied the stamp act, it caused encouragement for the English to come up with more ways to get more money out of more money.

Made the British riot about the acts.

March 5 1770, tensions raised, with Boston Massacre.

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Allowed the British government had free and total legislative power over the colonies.

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Lead up to the American Revolutionary war

Main purpose wasn’t to raise the revenue from colonies, but bail the floundering East India out

One of man measures imposed on the colonist of America.

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Required for the locations and conditions the British soldiers were in to find a room provided by the colonies.

Could’ve been localinns, livery stables, ale houses, victualling houses and wine sellers houses.

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Merchants were required to buy stamps for ships, papers, and legal documents as well as lawyers.

The stamp tax was not expensive, but the principle was what made the colonist not happy.

House of burgesses, Patrick Henry, called for a repeal, or the king would face a mutiny.

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Terrorist group who targeted stamp agents

Destroyed the lieutenant governors home

A group in Massachusetts

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composed of delegates from 9 colonies.

They wrote petitions to sign to the king for affirmation of their loyalty and so that the colonial assemblies only had the authority to tax colonist.

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-After the colonies had been printing their own money, before the French and Indian War, It meant for the colonial assemblies to stop giving out paper money, and retire it if it was already in use.

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The intolerable act, was a response to the Boston tea party, as well as a cause/spark of the American Revolution and Boycott against Britain.

The British Parliament closed the Boston Harbor untill the city paid for the dumped tea.

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Put a high duty on sugar. (refined)

Colonist accepted it, even thought it was hidden in cost of imported duties.

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The Battle of Lexington and Concord (April 19,1775)

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The Battle of Lexington and Concord (April 19,1775)

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Another cause if the American Revolutionary War

Response to measures including Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts.

British Troops marched from Boston to Concord.

Paul Revere gave the alarm and the militiamen began.

more battles followed and the 1783 the colonist won their independence of freedom.

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The French and Indian War marked another incident between the Britain and France.

Occurred when France's expansion into the Ohio River Valley, resulting a response.

In 1754, the French won victory.

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The declaration of Independence (June 1776)

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The declaration of Independence (June 1776)

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Revolutionary document for revolutionary statements, and asserting rights to choose our own government.

Mostly Thomas Jefferson’s Writing, assisted by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin.

Stated all men created equal

28 count indictment against King george

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The declaration of Independence (June 1776)

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Response to the unfair British Taxes and regulations

Helped spread pamphlets and literature against the British.

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Caused a restriction to trade with ships in the 1650’s and caused the outbreak of war.

Before the parliament controlled the colonial’s trade, the good could only be transferred by British Ships, then after, they could only be traded by England

In 1775, the American trade was not tolerated and it started the outbreak of the war.

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2 Crucial battles who fought 18 days apart.

Turning point for the Revolutionary War

8,000 men from south to New York, joined forces of British General Sir William Howe, along the Hudson River.

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The Battle of Yorktown (October 19, 1781)

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The Battle of Yorktown (October 19, 1781)

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Marked the conclusion of the last big battle, but the start of independence.

Marked a highlight of Washington’s powerful leader ship, which then lead to a reputation of great leadership to election and the first president of the United States.

August 19th, The American and French combines forces of 7,000 foot soldier’s, heads from White Plains, NY, headed to York to target to arrive at the same time as the French ships.

plan is applied, both arriving in September, they blocks the port, on September 28 the first cannon went off.

After weeks, the trapped British are forced to surrender.

Cornwallis was in disbelief, he was required to surrender to the Americans, so he sent his second command to the surrender ceremony to surrender his sword, but George Washington refused to take it from the second command.

September 3rd, they signed the treaty of Paris, causing independence to america.

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The Battle of Yorktown (October 19, 1781)

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End the American Rovoltionary War.

Treaty signed by Franklin, Adams, and Jay

Fair treatment for those who were loyal to Great Britain during the war.

Solved issues for those who were in debt with Britain

Mississippi river open to both the US and Great britain.