2. American Revolution

  • Mercantilism

    what was this system?
    why would this upset colonists?
  • Period: to

    French and Indian War

    this war was fought between what groups of people?
    why is this a cause of the revolutionary war?
  • Proclamation line

    Proclamation line
    what did this do? why would this anger colonists
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    what was it?
    why did great Britain need to implement this?
  • Stamp act congress

    significance
  • Boston Massacre

    what was this?
    who was the "first death of the american Revolution"?
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    what was this? what was it in response to?
    who were the sons of liberty? who was their leader?
  • Coercive (Intolerable) Acts

    importance
  • First Continental Congress

    what was significant about this?
  • "taxation without representation"

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    significance
  • Common Sense

    what was it?
    who was it written by?
  • Second Continental Congress

    Important people at this?
    what important document was written here and by who?
  • Battle of saratoga

    what was the outcome?
    why did spain and france get involved?
  • Winter of Valley Forge

    who was the leader?
    why did so many people die?
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Who helped? from what country?
    what was the outcome?
  • Treaty of Paris

    what did this establish?