Steps To The Revolutionary War
Boston Massacre (1770)
French & Indian War (1754–1763)
Taxes (Multiple Years)
Boston Tea Party (1773)
- On The Night Of December 16, 1773, Colonists Disguised As Indians Sneaked Onto The Three Tea-Filled Ships And Dumped Over 340 Chests Into Boston Harbor
- This Event Eventually Led To The Intolerable Acts (A Series Of Laws That Closed Boston Harbor And Canceled Massachusetts's Charter)
- A Lone British Soldier Standing Guard Had An Argument With A Colonist And Struck Him
- A Crowd Then Gathered Around The Soldier, Throwing Snowballs And Shouting Insults
- Soon A Small Number Of Troops Arrived To Help The Situation
- Apparently, The Soldiers Fired Into The Crowd, Killing Some Of The Colonists
- Samuel Adams And Other Protestors Used This Event As Propaganda Against The British
- Sugar Act- Placed Taxes On Sugar And Molasses
- Stamp Act- Placed Taxes On Paper Items Such As Legal Documents & Newspapers
- Townshend Acts- Placed Taxes On Items Such As Lead, Paints, Glass, etc.
- Tea Act- Allowed The British East India Company To Sell Tea Directly To The Colonists
- The War Was Between The French And The British
- It was over the Ohio River Valley And Controlling Fur Trade
- The British Won And Gained All French Lands East Of The Mississippi River (Except For New Orleans), Parts Of Canada, and Florida
- The War Caused Britain To Go In Dept.
Midnight Ride (1775)
Declaration Of Rights (1774)
"Shot Heard 'Round The World" (1775)
1st Continental Congress (1774)
- The Governor of Massachusetts, Thomas Gage, found that a stockpile of weapons was being stored in Concord
- Gage decided to seize the supplies in Concord
- Robert Newman assisted Paul Revere and two others by warning them of which route the British were taking to gain access into Concord
- Only one of the three men made it safely to Concord
- On April 19: British Troops Lexington Where 70 Armed Minutemen Were Waiting
- Suddenly.... A Shot Rang Out And The Fighting Began
- This was a list of ten resolutions to be presented to King George III
- The list consisted of "life, liberty, and property
- King George did not waver or give in to colonial demands
- This Was A Gathering Of Colonial Leaders
- They Debated War Vs. Peace
- They Told Colonists To keep boycotting as well as prepare for war
Dorchester Heights (1776)
Olive Branch Petition (1775)
2nd Continental Congress (1775)
Battles Of Lexington & Concord (1775)
- Took Place On March 4, 1776
- George Washington To Dorchester Hights With Cannons Causing General Howe To Retreat To Canada
Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
- Final Attempt To Restore Harmony With Britain
- The Petition Affirmed American Loyalty To Great Britain And Entreated The King To Prevent Further Conflict
- King George Didn't Even Read It
Battle Of Bunker Hill (1775)
- King George Refused To Fix The Things Listed In The Declaration Of Rights
- Delegates From 12 Colonies Met Again For The 2nd Continental Congress
- War Vs. Peace Was Discussed Again... Which Led To Another Compromise
- A Continental Army Was Created... It Was Led By George Washington
- To Have Another Attempt At Peace, The Olive Branch Petition Was Created
- Lexington:
- Ended In Minutes
- British "Won"
- Concord:
- Samuel Prescott Warned The Men In Concord Because Revere & Dawes Had Been Arrested Before They Got There
- Patriots Had Hid The Stockpile Of Weapons
- British Burned Down Concord
- Patriots "Won"
- Benedict Arnold Captures Fort Ticonderoga In New York State
- The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga Was The First American Victory Of The Revolutionary War, And Would Give The Continental Army Much-Needed Artillery To Be Used In Future Battles
- Battle Of Bunker Hill (Or Breed's Hill) Took Place On June 17, 1775
- Colonists Ran Out Of Ammo
- Britain Won But Lost Many Men