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french and indian war
it was a war that started in 1754 to 1763 between france and england but they also had indian allies . the reason this war is impordant is because the war ended with the treaty of paris in the end. -
treaty of paris
the treaty of 1763 (paris) ended the french and indian war. france gave up all its territories in mainland North America. -
proclamation of 1763
the proclamation of 1763 was issued on october 7,1763. the proclamation closed down westward expansion beyond the appalachia. this angered the colonist because the felt like it was a way to keep them under strict control of england -
Committees of Correspondence
The committees of correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of the American Revolution. the three main goals of the committees were to create a system of communication with other assemblies in the other colonies -
Stamp Act
an act regulating stamp duty. posed direct tax on the british colonist in america. It taxed everything on stamped paper. many of the colonist were mad because they said that the stamp act was unfair -
Boston Massacre
The boston massacre was a deadly riot that took place in boston massachusetts in 1770. british soldiers shot serveral people and killed many of them because the mob was harassing them. this angered the colonist with the british army causing them to fight for independence -
boston tea party
The Boston Tea party was a protest that took place in boston on december 17,1773. American colonist were angry at the british that they took chest of tea and dumped them into the boston harbor -
Intolerable Acts
these were laws passed by the british soon after the Boston Tea party. The laws were meant to punish the colonist for throwing the tea into the harbor during the Boston Tea party. This was was passed on March 13 ,1774 -
Lexington and Concord
The battles of lexington and concord were the first military engagements of the american revolutionary war this happened on the date of April 19,1775 in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge -
Bunker Hill
The battle of bunker hill was fought on june 17,1775. the british defeated the americans in this battle . the location was in Charlestown,boston, massachusettes -
Publication of Common Sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
the Declaration of Independence is a document written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen colonies from the british. te document was written on july 4,1776 -
Saratoga
the battle of saratoga included two battles, fought eighteen days apart and was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War.the success at Saratoga gave France the confidence in the American cause to enter the war as an American ally. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight winter encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. the battle happened in december 19,1777 - june 19,1778 -
Cowpens
the battle of cowpens was a big victory for the americans.fought on January 17, 1781 near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina. -
yorktown
General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis. this happened on September 28, 1781 -
Treaty of Paris 1783
signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783, ending the War of the American Revolution.
