On July 4th, 1776, the United States declared independence. Which eventually led up to the revolutionary war. But what actions led to this event that changed the lives of everyone? Well, it all started with the Albany Congress. The 7 leaders of english colonies met up together to discuss how they would take over Frances land. After a long while, a war between French and English began. This war for land lasted 7 years. But, it had to come to an end. So, the Treaty of Paris was made.
The Treaty ended the French and Indian war in 1763. However, this just caused more problems. You see, when creating the treaty, France and England forgot about the many Native Americans that they shared land with. So, the indians were left with an unfair amount of …show more content…
So, they created many acts to tax random things. One of the first acts they made was the Sugar Act. It put taxes on molasses and sugar. The colonists weren’t very fond of this new law, so they began protesting. Not only did they put taxes on sugar and molasses, but also made an act called the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act made colonists get stamps along with paper as a way of raising tax money. All of these acts led to the Stamp Act Congress. The Stamp Act congress was when 6 English delegates signed a petition to rid of some of the acts. The petition was later sent to King George …show more content…
These groups were called the daughters and sons of liberty. These groups did multiple protests in an attempt to get rid of all the sudden taxes. The sons of Liberty were a lot more violent with their protests, and would often threaten tax collectors. However, the Daughters of Liberty simply boycotted for their form of protest.
In 1765, the Quartering Act was made. The English government noticed uprisings, so they sent in soldiers to calm everybody down. They were being housed in colonists houses. However, the act didn’t work very well. In fact, the soldiers were forced to stay in their boats because the colonists were so defiant.
When english soldiers moved to Boston to stop protests, many arguments happened. The arguments weren't that bad at first. But one day, a fight between colonists and soldiers got pretty big. By the end of it all, 5 colonists were killed and 6 more injured. This was called the Boston Massacre.
Later on, more taxes were made. One of those taxes was the Tea act that taxed tea. Just like all the other acts, the colonists were not to happy about this and began doing protests. In 1763, the Sons of Liberty snuck onto British ships and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. As you can imagine, the government wasn't to happy about
The Treaty ended the French and Indian war in 1763. However, this just caused more problems. You see, when creating the treaty, France and England forgot about the many Native Americans that they shared land with. So, the indians were left with an unfair amount of …show more content…
So, they created many acts to tax random things. One of the first acts they made was the Sugar Act. It put taxes on molasses and sugar. The colonists weren’t very fond of this new law, so they began protesting. Not only did they put taxes on sugar and molasses, but also made an act called the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act made colonists get stamps along with paper as a way of raising tax money. All of these acts led to the Stamp Act Congress. The Stamp Act congress was when 6 English delegates signed a petition to rid of some of the acts. The petition was later sent to King George …show more content…
These groups were called the daughters and sons of liberty. These groups did multiple protests in an attempt to get rid of all the sudden taxes. The sons of Liberty were a lot more violent with their protests, and would often threaten tax collectors. However, the Daughters of Liberty simply boycotted for their form of protest.
In 1765, the Quartering Act was made. The English government noticed uprisings, so they sent in soldiers to calm everybody down. They were being housed in colonists houses. However, the act didn’t work very well. In fact, the soldiers were forced to stay in their boats because the colonists were so defiant.
When english soldiers moved to Boston to stop protests, many arguments happened. The arguments weren't that bad at first. But one day, a fight between colonists and soldiers got pretty big. By the end of it all, 5 colonists were killed and 6 more injured. This was called the Boston Massacre.
Later on, more taxes were made. One of those taxes was the Tea act that taxed tea. Just like all the other acts, the colonists were not to happy about this and began doing protests. In 1763, the Sons of Liberty snuck onto British ships and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. As you can imagine, the government wasn't to happy about