Colonials loyal to the king during the American Revolution
A revival that swept Protestantism in the British colonies and changed the fabric of religion in early America
In 1770, a protest against British rule and taxes in Boston, MA that leads to a mob in the street. The mob hurled snowballs and rocks at the British troops stationed there.
A war fought over the control of the Ohio River Valley. France was very determined to take complete control of the Ohio Valley and Western Pennsylvania. Established England as the number one world power and began to gradually change attitudes of the colonists toward England for the worst.
1765 - Parliament passed a law requiring the colonists to pay for a stamp to go on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. The colonists objected to this direct tax and in protest petitioned the king.
Colonials that wanted to be free of monarchy
A route originating in Europe that was used to supply colonies in the New World with slave labor. Once in the New World, slaves would be traded for raw materials harvested on plantations, such as sugar, cotton, tobacco, and wood
King of England in the 1770's. Though he was a good man he was not a good ruler.
To punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed laws which restricted colonists' rights. The laws made restrictions on town meetings, and stated that enforcing officials who killed colonists in the line of duty would be sent to Britain for trial. Boston Harbor was closed to trade until the owners of the tea were compensated. Only food and firewood were permitted into the port.
All imports of glass, lead, paint, and tea were to be taxed, new customs officials were to be sent to the colonies to collect, and courts of admiralty were created to prosecute violators and smugglers. They were met with widespread protest in the colonies, especially among merchants in Boston who questioned the British Parliament’s right to tax the colonies.
The system used in the south that allowed for the rich of the south to have many slaves, and kept the poor the same way. A class system that did not allow for movement between classes
Forced colonists to pay taxes to house and feed British soldiers. Stirred up even more resentment for the British. The Legislature of New York was suspended in 1767 for failing to comply.
One of 5 civilians killed at the Boston Massacre