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French and indian war
The French and indian war was for power and land.The French were trying to take what the indians had land resources people. The Indians did fight back many of the conflicts happened in the ohio river valley. Tho this war is merly a effect of the seven year war between the french and brittish. One of the most important people in this war was genral Edward Braddock
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Proclamation of 1763
This Boundry that states that marked the Applation Mountians prohibited prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War. This ofcource was written and enforced by the brittish and was signed of by King George lll
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Surgar Act
In a attempt to stop the illegal importation of sugars from the west Indies the britihs goverment put in a act that would increces the tax on sugar, molasas and other products importated from non-british controlled caribean counties. and was signed and passed by King George lll
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Stamp Act
Contrary to popular belife you were not taxed on the purches of stamps rather you were heavily taxed on products like newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards. all issued by the britished goverment when it was showed that you payed the tax they put a stamp on it. Another act posted by King George lll
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Quartering Act
This act was put in to place by the king and stated that anyone who owned a home and had the room if asked or was told to house british soilders. Most of the time they soilders were disrespectfull and did not treat the owners of the house nicley
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Boston Massacure
a crowd confronted eight British soldiers in the streets of the city. As the mob insulted and threatened them, the soldiers fired their muskets, killing five colonists. this happneed after growing tention between the british and colonists. yet again samual adams was there
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Tea Act
The Tea Act was implemented to help the East Indian company by giving them a tax break so it made there tea cheaper then the tea being imported from the caribian.
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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party happned in Griffin's Wharf, Boston Between Americans and the british. With the "Patriots" being unhappy with laws and taxes they dressed up as Mohawk Indians and they threw 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company into the Boston harbor this campane was lead by Samual Adams.
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Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. these included them closing the harbor and changing the goverment with brithihs appointed people ect.
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First Continental Congress
The First Continental congress was created in responce to the british Intolerable Acts, They came up with the Suffolk Resolves wich ordered citizens to not obey the Intolerable Acts to refuse imported British goods and to raise a militia. in responce to the new british acts. Important people are Patrick Henry, George Washington, John and Samuel Adams, John Jay, and John Dickinson -
Lexington and Concord
Shortly after the first congress told people to raise a militia in concord and lexington it would be put to a test where in the end Massachusetts colonists defied British authority outnumbered and outfought the Redcoats and some say this is the start of the Amercian Revolution. John Parker James Barrett John Buttrick John Robinson William Heath Joseph Warren Isaac Davis † were all people who had a impact in there win over the redcoats.
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Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress ran like a congress should they appointing ambassadors, issuing paper currency, raising the Continental Army through conscription, and appointing generals to lead the army. aswell as the apointment of John Hancock was elected to be president of congress. THis was a major step in the construction of our country -
Olive Branch Petition
This petition was adopted by congress and sent to the british crown in a atempt to stop a war from happening. this petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens, Despite this the british crown said a big frick you and didnt even want to hear it. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This is said to be one of the American Patroits first defeats but porves that the americans can stand up and fight the british. it was a sobering experience. The British sustained twice as many casualties as the Americans and lost many officers. so who really lost? the British genral that won this battle for britian was British Commander-in-Chief General Sir Thomas Gage. This was one of the first battles that would lead to the rest of the events in the American revolution -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration Of Independence was a satement to Great Britan that we are not messing aroud we are serious and was written to say hey we are not with you anymore we are our own country and was signed by future president Thomas Jefferson, And John Adams -
Battle of New York
George Washington's efforts to fortify New York City from a British attack led to the Revolutionary War's biggest battle.This was a terrible defeat tords the end of the war as they would lose controll of a crucial port to the british -
Common Sense
common sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 supporting independence from Britan to people in the American Colonies. He made his wroting in smple language so eveyone is able to read it and understand it. -
Battle of Trenton
On the day after christmas General George Washington in the freezing cold with his men crossed the Deleware river to defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton. This win in battle would set the stage to another win in Princeton a week later and greatly improved moral -
Battle of Saratoga
This battle was a turning poing for the American revoultio. Under the command of
General Horatio Gates thye buit there defence on Bemis Heights, just south of Saratoga. The Patroits overcame advircity and won a huge battle againts the british.This battle also boosted the moral and hope of the patroits in hope of a better more progressive future -
Valley Forge
One of the worst places to be during the war valley fordge was the location of the 1777-1778 winter encampment of the Continental Army under General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Monmouth
The Americans claimed victory because they occupied the battlefield after the British left. This greatly increased American morale and strengthened Washington's position as commander of the army. This ended up being the biggest of the one day battles. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Start of the End. proving how great americans are Frenchmen outnumbered Americans nearly three to one at the Battle of Yorktown. yet we come out with the victory and this vicotry lead by non other then George Washington Himself would be the turning point and forced the british into negotiations and would eventually lead to the freedom of the united states. AMERCIA -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783, ending the War of the American Revolution. the agreement recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory.