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treaty of paris
kingdoms of great britian, france, spain and portugal signed the treaty of paris
it happened in paris
the treaty of paris terminated the seven years war. france lost its possesions on the north american continent. -
proclamation of 1763
british passed it
forbidding americans from settling west of the appalachain mountains
done to limit their conflicts with native americans and prevent costly wars -
sons of liberty
The leaders of the Sons of Liberty heralded mostly from the middle class, artisans, traders, lawyers and local politicians.
an organization of American patriots that originated in the North American British colonies. The group was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to take to the streets against the abuses of the British government -
stamp act
british parliament passed atamp act
the american colonies of british america is where it happened
tax was imposed on all american coloonists and required them to pay taxes on documents9legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and playing cards). the money collected by stamp act was to help pay cost of defending and protecting the american frontier near appalachian mountains. -
townshend act
series of four acts passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to assert what it considered to be its historic right to exert authority over the colonies through suspension of a recalcitrant representative assembly and through strict provisions for the collection of revenue duties. The British American colonists named the acts after Charles Townshend,
who sponsored them.
The second act, often called the Townshend duties, imposed direct revenue duties (putting money into british treasury -
boston massacre
between british soldiers and citizens
first battle of revolutionary war
british troops in massachusetts bay colony were there to stop demonstrations against the townshend acts and keep order, but instead they provoked outrage. resulted in death of five colonists -
committees of correspondance
these committees were formed because american patriots could not commnicate publicly. one committee would exchange written communications with another committee within or between the colonies. used invisible ink. -
intolerable Acts
Prior to the passage of the law, the company had been required to sell its tea through London where it was taxed and duties assessed. Under the new legislation, the company would be permitted to sell tea directly to the colonies without the additional cost. As a result, tea prices in America would be reduced, with only the Townshend tea duty assessed.
closed port of bostonas punishment for boston tea party -
boston tea party
protest by sons of liberty
threw tea into the harbor
The Tea Party became an iconic event of American history
The Boston Tea Party was a key event in the growth of the American Revolution. -
common sense
written by Thomas Paine
an argument for freedom from British rule at a time when the question of whether or not to seek independence was the central issue of the day
As my wish was to serve an oppressed people, and assist in a just and good cause, I conceived that the honor of it would be promoted by my declining to make even the usual profits of an author.[11] —Thomas Paine -
declaration of independance
john locke inspired by his ideas of life liberty and property\pursuit of happiness
written by thomas jefferson
written so america can have independance of britian
signed by 56 delegates to the Continental Congress
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), aka the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America on April 19, 1775 and ended September 3, 1783. The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) lasted 8 year -
washington crossing the delaware
was the first move in a surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey on the morning of December 26
Washington led a column of Continental Army troops across the icy Delaware River in a logistically challenging and dangerous operation
destroyed or moved to the western shore all boats for miles in both directions. Cornwallis (under Howe's command), rather than attempting to immediately chase Washington further, established a chain of outposts fro -
valley forge
washington and his troops spent the winter of 1777-1778 in valley forge,pennsylvania. the armys problems with wages, housing, food, clothing and equipment were at their worst. soldiers had to eat firecake a mixture of water and flour. smallpox went around the camps. -
battle of saratoga
the americans and french
the americans won the victory at the battle of saratoga and convinced the french that the americans had a chance of winning the war.
Burgoyne lost two men for every one on the American side. -
battle of 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 and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia
Cornwallis held out hope that a promised relief force of 5,000 men would arrive from New York. Outnumbered more than 2-to-1, he ordered his men to abandon the outer works around the town and fall back to the main line of fortifications -
surrender of cornwallis
britains plan to counter the french-american alloiance was to have general cornwallis try to separate the southern colonies from revolutionary forces in the north. he had initial success, but was met with heavy resistance in virginia. retreated to the coastal town of yorktown. his forces were attacked by the combined french and american armies and a french fleet of ships. surrounded, cornwallis was forced to surrender and the american revolution came to an end in north america