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French and India War
British and French fought for control of the Ohio River Valley; colonists joined Britain in hopes of moving west if they won -
Proclamation of 1763
British proclamation that stated that all land west of the Appalachians was reserved for Native Americans -
Sugar Act
A tax on sugar, molasses, and other things. -
Stamp Act
Newspapers, documents, and other items made of paper had to have a stamp on it; buying a stamp was a form of taxation -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre, British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists who were teasing and taunting them. Five colonists were killed. The colonists blamed the British and the Sons of Liberty and used this incident as an excuse to promote the Revolution -
Boston Tea Party
December 16, 1773, 50 colonists dressed as Indians (the Sons of Liberty) dumped 10,000 pounds of tea from 3 ships in the Boston Harbor as protest to the tea tax. -
Lexington & Concord
The sites of the first battles of the American Revolution -
Second Continental Congress
After Lexington and Concord, congress established the continental army and made George Washington Commander in Chief -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The first major battle of the war; the colonists protected Breed's Hill as the British marched up to the attack. The colonists finally retreated when they ran out of ammunition; the British lost many soldiers. -
Declaration of Independence
This declaration of our freedom from England was worked on by a committe of 5 men (Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Serman, Robert Livingston). Thomas Jefferson actually wrote it. It was adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776 and the final draft was signed on August 2. John Hancock signed his name large so "King George could read it without his spectacles." -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point of the American Revolution. It was very important because it convinced the French to give the U.S. military support. -
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Yorktown/British soldiers officially surrendered., Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. He was sandwiched between the French navy and the American army. He surrendered October 19, 1781. -
The Treaty of Paris
a peace agreement that officially ended the Revolutionary war and established british recognition of the independence of the US
