Events .The French and Indian War(1754-1763) .Sugar Act(1764),Stamp Act(1765),and other taxes Taxation without presentation .The Boston Massacre (1770) .The Boston Tea Party (1773) .The First Continental Congress (1774) .The Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775) .The Second Continental Congress(1775) Declaration of Independence(1776) The British army surrendered at Yorktown(1781 Treaty of Paris (1783)
Events •The French and Indian War (1754-1763) •Sugar Act (1764), Stamp Act (1765), and other taxes •Taxation without presentation •The Boston Massacre (1770) •The Boston Tea Party (1773) •The First Continental Congress (1774) •The Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775) •The Second Continental Congress(1775) •Declaration of Independence (1776) •The British army surrendered at Yorktown(1781) •Treaty of Paris (1783)
Treaty of Paris(1783) Britain recognizes U.S.independence Britain cedes all land west to the Mississippi between Canada and Florida to the U.S The U.S.agrees to return all confiscated property to loyalists and agreed to allow British merchants to collect debts owed to them ★
Treaty of Paris (1783) • Britain recognizes U.S. independence • Britain cedes all land west to the Mississippi between Canada and Florida to the U.S. • The U.S. agrees to return all confiscated property to loyalists and agreed to allow British merchants to collect debts owed to them
People Opposed to In favor of independence: Covalists independence: Patriots Some did not take sides: Neutralists 大 大
People • In favor of independence: Patriots • Opposed to independence: Loyalists • Some did not take sides: Neutralists
John Adams (1735-1826) 》 Writes and speaks of colonial rights to self government. Believes in the "Natural Rights of Man.” -Defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre to show that American justice was superior to Britain's
John Adams (1735-1826) – Writes and speaks of colonial rights to self government. – Believes in the “Natural Rights of Man.” – Defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre to show that American justice was superior to Britain’s
Samuel Adams (1722-1803) -Organizes against the Stamp Act Creates the Sons of Liberty,Committees of Correspondence Organizes the protest against the Boston Massacre 大 Organizes the Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams (1722-1803) – Organizes against the Stamp Act – Creates the Sons of Liberty, Committees of Correspondence – Organizes the protest against the Boston Massacre – Organizes the Boston Tea Party