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French and Indian War
The war between the british and the french for the land on the east coast -
Treaty of 1763
Also known as the treaty of paris it ended the french and indian war -
Proclamation of 1763
It closed down colonial expansion westward beyond Appalachia. West of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers. -
Stamp Act
A tax on all printed goods such as newspapers and stamps. It was to pay for the 7 years war. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several settlers while being harassed by a crowd in Boston. The collonist made this heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
Committees of Correspondence
Shadow governments lead by patriot leaders of the 13 colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
The sons of liberty protested the tea act by throwing the tea and other goods off of the delivery ships in the harbor. This later lead to more taxes. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws passed after the boston tea party. They were meant to punish the colonist. There were also more taxes. -
Lexington and Concord
First military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Bunker Hill
It was fought during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. It was named after Bunker Hill in Charleston. -
Publication of Common Sense
Common sense was written by Thomas Paine it was to let people know about enlightenment in the colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
The list of wrights and rules americans must follow it was also the document that pronounced us as free -
Valley Forge
The eight winter camp that the general stayed at. The general was George Washington it was for the continental army to stay at. -
Saratoga
Happened the second year of the revolution. Also known as the turning point in the war. -
Cowpens
Fought between U.S. forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Sir Banastre Tarleton, as part of the campaign in the Carolinas. -
Yorktown
General George Washington commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops begins the siege. -
Treaty of Paris
The document that ended the revolutionary war and she us representatives and the king signed it.
