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| 12 colonists killed protesting actions of British soldiers. Commander Cpt. Preston tried for murder but acquitted (no colonists on jury) |
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| Parliament raised tax on sugar for "protection of colonists" |
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| Parliament created tax for transportation of certain documents |
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| open-ended search warrant for British troops in colonies |
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| Taxation without representation |
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| Colonists complained due to no representative in Parliament. Parliament stated that every citizen of the kingdom was virtually represented |
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| Colonists were forced to buy British tea |
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| 50 colonists, dressed as Indians, threw 45 tons of tea into Boston Harbor |
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| Result of Boston Tea Party, allowed British troops to use any colonial buildings |
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| First Continental Congress |
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| Every colony except for Georgia sent delegates to Philadelphia in 1774 |
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| June 17, 1775. British casualties amounted to 4 times that of colonial casualties. Made most British hate colonists. King George III declared New England a state of rebellion on August 23, 1775 |
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| Second Continental Congress |
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| Met July 2, 1776. Created Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 |
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| October 17, 1777. British troops surrendered to colonists. Convinced French to support colonies |
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| Colonists, led by General George Washington, and French troops forced British troops to surrender October 19, 1781. |
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| 1783. Britain officially recognized US as a country |
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