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French and Indian war
Between France and Britain, it is also known as the 7 years war, it began when France tried to expand into the Ohio river valley in 1754. There was a series of conflicts that led to the British declaring war officially in 1756. The war ended when the Treaty of Paris was signed in February of 1763. -
Proclamation of 1763
It was issued by the British rule in 1762 after the 7 years war, it set limitations on where the colonists could settle in America. The reason it was designed was to almost thank the Native Americans that lived there, it created a boundary called the proclamation line. -
Sugar act
The purpose of the sugar act or also called the plantation act was established to stop smuggling of sugar and molasses and to fund British responsibilities. It was also enforced to back up the Molasses act that was not effective. -
stamp act
The stamp act was a tax put on every paper document in the colonies. the colonies argued that only their representatives can tax them. -
quartering act
the quartering act allowed british soldiers to stay in any american home they wanted to. they had to obey the law or they would be punished. if the house was not fit for the soliders then local inns and ale houses had to house them. -
townshend acts
the townshend acts was a series of acts passed by parliment in 1767. they taxed goods that were important to the colonists. The colonists saw these acts as an abuse of their power since they werent a part of parliment. -
Boston massacre
the boston massacre was a riot on king street in Boston on march 4, 1770. it started as a fight between a single British soldier and a few American colonists. but then it formed into a deathly event. it killed five colonists and injured six. -
tea act
the main reason of the act was to defund the East India Company. the colonists were enraged about this and it fuled their hatred for the british, this resulted in the boston tea party later. -
boston tea party
the boston tea party was a politcal protest at Griffenś Wharf in 1773. the colonists were mad for enforcing taxation without representation. the colonists poured 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
intolerable acts
intolerable acts were laws passed by parliament in response to the boston tea party. the four acts passed were the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts government act, the administration of justice act, and the quartering act -
first continental congress
one delegate from each of the thirteen colonies besides one. the first continental congress was imposed by the intolerable acts. -
lexington and concord
the battles of lexington and concord started off the american revolution, before the revolution tension had been building for years between parliment and the colonies. british troops marched to concord to seize battle, Paul Revere and others alerted the other colonists. -
battle of bunker hill
the battle of bunker hill was a victory for the british. Prescot who was a british troop leader tried to conserve the americans ammunition; gave them a head start basically, and then they still won. -
olive branch petition
the olive branch petition was sent to the king as a last resort to prevent any more war from breaking out. it emphazised their loyalty to the crown. -
second Continental congress
in 1776, the second continental congress declared its independence from britian. they approved the declaration of independence. -
common sense
common sense is a book made by thomas paine to influence the way of being ruled by a king is not needed anymore. -
declaration of independence
the declearation is a formal document contaiuning the colonies intentions. it was written on july 4 mainly by thomas jefferson and is now known as the birth of the USA. -
battle of new york
british tropps attacked the american forces on present day brooklyn. many americans were driven west or injured. this was a british victory. -
battle of trenton
american morale was low, and washington had a plan, he led his men across the delaware river to surprise a garrison of 1500 hessians. this was an american victory. -
battle of saratoga
the Americans defeated the British and it boosted their spirits and their hopes for independence. the victory showed king louis XVI that the americans could stand against the british troops. -
valley forge
during the events of valley forge the british had control over Philadelphia. there was never a battle at valley forge, but disease killed almost 2,000 people. -
battle of monmouth
the battle was technically a draw but for the continental army and george washington, it was a crucial victory. aftwr valler forge the continental army stood as strong as the british. -
battle of yorktown
the british were outnumbered and defeated during the three week duration of yorktown. the british surrendered to the colonies and to the french. this led to peace eventually with the british. -
treaty of paris
the treaty of paris officially ended the revolutionary war. the treaty was negotiated with king george III and the treaty formalized american independence.