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Treaty of Paris, 1763
Treaty that ended the French and Indian War. The French were kicked out of North America. -
Proclamation of 1763
Did not allow citizens to cross the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
The Stamp Act contributed to increasing the colonists anger towards the crown. Taxed molasses and sugar. -
Quartering Act
Forced Colonists to give housing and food to British soldiers. -
Townshend Act
Tax on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea. -
Boston Massacre
British Soldiers shot and killed mob members that were attacking them. -
Committees of Correspondence formed
Used to spread word of British issues. -
British East India Trading Company
They were granted a trade monopoly. -
Intolerable Acts
Britain shut down the port, made Maryland under martial law. -
1st Continental Congress
Meeting of 12 of the 13 colonies. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first battle that started the movement towards the revolutionary war. -
2nd Continental Congress
The Second Congress managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle fought on Breeds Hill. Britain won only because the Americas ran out of ammo. -
Declaration of Independence
Americas declared independence from Britain. -
Battle of Trenton
Americans defeated the Hessians at Trenton. -
Battle of Saratoga
Americans surrounded British forces and forced them to surrender. Brought the French into the war on the side of America. -
Battle of Yorktown
Final battle of the America Revolution. American and French forces surrounded the British and forced them to surrender. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The British give up almost all land in North America. The United States becomes a country.
