Britain and France both had Britain and France both had claimed part of the Ohio claimed part of the Ohio River Valley. The British River Valley. The British wanted the land to farm wanted the land to farm because of the rich soil, because of the rich soil, the French wanted it to the French wanted it to catch beavers to trade fur.catch beavers to trade fur.

In the year 1754 they began In the year 1754 they began to fight soon it turned into to fight soon it turned into war.war.

The Native Americans took The Native Americans took the side of the French. the side of the French. Even with the help the Even with the help the British won the war and British won the war and claimed a lot of land.claimed a lot of land.

After the British After the British claimed so much claimed so much land, the colonists land, the colonists wanted to move wanted to move west. But the Native west. But the Native Americans wouldn’t Americans wouldn’t move again, so move again, so Britain passed a law, Britain passed a law, that said the that said the colonists weren’t colonists weren’t allowed to move allowed to move west of the west of the Appalachian Appalachian Mountains.Mountains.

After the war After the war Britain had a debt Britain had a debt of over billions of of over billions of dollars. They dollars. They thought that the thought that the colonists should colonists should pay for taxes on pay for taxes on everyday paper everyday paper uses and tea.uses and tea.

One night a soldier was One night a soldier was protecting the tax protecting the tax collectors house. A mob collectors house. A mob of colonists started of colonists started teasing the poor soldier. teasing the poor soldier. The soldier called for The soldier called for help, soon 7 other help, soon 7 other soldiers came for help. A soldiers came for help. A soldier said Don’t Fire! soldier said Don’t Fire! Another soldier thought Another soldier thought he heard fire so he shot. he heard fire so he shot. Then, everyone else Then, everyone else started firing. That night started firing. That night 5 people were killed and 5 people were killed and 6 injured.6 injured.

The British made The British made colonists buy only colonists buy only British tea. The British tea. The colonists were so colonists were so mad that they mad that they planned and planned and actually achieved actually achieved dressing up as dressing up as Mohawk Native Mohawk Native Americans and Americans and dumped the tea into dumped the tea into Boston Harbor. Boston Harbor.

Britain passed a law Britain passed a law saying that the saying that the Boston Harbor would Boston Harbor would be closed. Therefore, be closed. Therefore, the colonists couldn’t the colonists couldn’t import or export import or export goods causing them goods causing them to lose supplies to lose supplies because England because England wouldn’t send them wouldn’t send them supplies. supplies.