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French and Indian War
The French and British clash over the Ohio River valley area. Ended on February, 1763. -
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Ended the French and Indian War and also made France give up all its territories in North America. -
Proclamation of 1763
Declared colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains without British permission -
Sugar Act
Increased duty on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies. -
Stamp Act
Mandated the affixing of stamps, certifying payment of tax. Stamps were required on anything made of paper such as legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, etc. -
Quartering act
Required certain colonies to provide food and quarters for British Troops. -
Declaratory Acts
Asserted power over the colonies. -
Townshend Acts
Designed to collect revenue from the colonies by putting duties on imports of glass, lead, paper, and paint. -
Boston Massacre
When 10 British soldiers opened fire on a group of unarmed Patriots that were throwing snowballs, sticks, stones, etc. -
Tea Act
Granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on Tea in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
When a band of Bostonians, disguised as indians, boarded the docked tea ships and dumped 342 chests of tea in the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Series of laws passed by Parliament after the Boston Tea Party to punish Massachusetts colonists for what they did. -
1st Continental Congress
A meeting in Philadelphia to consider ways of redressing colonial grievances. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first battles of the Revolutionary War. -
2nd Continental Congress
Where they decided to make George Washington Commander-in-chief -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle that gave the Americans a confidence boost that showed they can win the war, even though they technically lost the Battle. -
Olive Branch Petition
A letter sent to King George III in a last attempt to avoid war. -
Common Sense
Pamphlet made by Thomas Paine to convince the people to fight for independence. -
Declaration of Independence
Document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the 13 colonies to be independent from Great Britain, and approve by congress on July 4, 1776. -
Battle of Saratoga
A battle in which the Americans won, but what is significant is that this battle convinced the French that the Americans could win and decided to help them. -
Battle of Yorktown
Battle in which Cornwallis surrenders after the French and Americans surrounded them both by land and by sea, thus ending the war. -
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Treaty that ends the American Revolution and declares the United States as an independent country.
