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French and Indian War
After six relatively peaceful years,the french-British conflict reignited. -
John Locke's social contract
an agreement in which the people consent to choose and obey government so long as it safeguards their natural rights. -
write of assistance
A general search warrant that allowed British customs officials to search any colonial ship or building they believed to be holding smuggled goods. -
treaty of paris
The war finally ended in 1763 with the signing of the treaty of paris. -
proclamation of 1763
Established a proclamation line along the Appalachians, which the colonists were not allowed to cross -
sugar act & colonists response
Sugar act did 3 things such as, halved the duty on foreign-made molasses in the hopes that colonists would pay a lower tax rate,placed duties on certain imports, accused colonists allowed to be tried in a vice-admiralty court rather than a colonial court -
stamp act & colonists response
Imposed a tax on documents and printed items such as wills, newspaper, and playing cards -
Declaratory Act
"To bind the colonies and people of america in all cases whatsoever." -
sons of liberty is formed & Samuel Adams
imposed tax on tea, most popular drink in the colonies -
Townshend Acts & colonists response why they were repealed
taxed goods that were imported into the colony from Britain, such as lead, glass, paint, and paper. -
boston massacre
mob gathered in front of the Boston Customs House and taunted the british soldiers standing guard there. Shots were fired at five colonists -
tea act
The act granted the company the right to sell tea to the colonies free of the taxes that colonial tea sellers had to pay. -
Boston tea Party
The indians dumped 18,000 pounds of the East India Company's tea into the waters of Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
one law shut down boston harbor. second the quartering act, authorized british commanders to house soldiers in vacant homes and other buildings. -
first continental congress meets
56 delegates met in Philadelphia and drew up a declaration of colonial rights. -
Minutemen
civilian soldiers who pledged to be ready to fight against the British on a minute's notice-quietly stockpiled firearms and gunpowder. -
Midnight riders: Revere, Dawes, Prescott
Rode out to spread word that 700 British were headed for Concord. -
Battle of Lexington
The battle of Lexington, the first battle of the revolutionary war, lasted only 15 minutes. -
Battle of Concord
between 3000 to 4000 minutemen had assembled by now, and they fired on the marching troops from behind stone walls and trees -
second continental congress
To debate their next move -
Battle of Concord
The march quickly became a slaughter. Between 3,000 to 4,000 minutemen had assembled by now, and they fired on the marching troops. -
second continental congress
To debate their next move -
continental army
Congress agreed to recognize the colonial militia as the Continental Army -
battle of bunker hill
British general Thomas Gage decided to strike at militiamen on Breed's Hill, north of the city and near Bunker Hill. -
Olive Branch Petition
Urging a return to the former harmony between Britain and the colonies. -
publication of common sense
stated that independence would give american colonists the chance to create a better society -
Declaration of Independence
July 4th 1776 they adopted the Declaration of Independence. The colonists had declared their freedom from Great Britain. Thomas jefferson was chosen to write the final draft. -
loyalists and patriots
loyalists those who opposed independence and remained loyal to the british king. patriots are the supporters of independence. -
Redcoats push washington's army across Delaware river into :Pennysylvania
desperate for early victory washington risked everything on one bold stroke set for christmas night. -
Washington's Christmas surprise attack
Defeated a garrison of Hessians in a surprise attack -
saratoga
surrendered on October 17,1777 -
French-American Alliance
French signed an alliance with Americans in Feburary 1778 -
valley forge
Pennysylavania more than 2000 soldiers died yet the survivors didn't desert. -
Friedrich von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette
lobbied france for french reinforcements in 1779and led a command in Virgina in the last years of the war. -
British victories in the South
intheir greatest victory pf the war ther british under generals henry clinton and chales cornwallis captured charles toen ,south carolina -
British surrender at Yorktown
a french naval defeat a british fleet -
Treaty of Paris
us independence and set the boundaries of the new nation.
