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Treaty Of Paris
The treaty that ended the French and Indian War. The French lost all their land in North America. The British gain the land to the Mississippi. -
Pontiac Rebellion
The Rebellion led by chief Pontiac against British settlers out West -
Proclamation line of 1763
The British proclaim that no one is to live west of the Appalachian Mountains and cost to protect colonist was too much -
Sugar Act
The sugar act lowered price of tax to 3 pence. The British enforce this tax strictly. Taxed molasses,sugar,coffee,wines. -
Stamp act
It required all colonist to purchase stamps, and stamp marks, from England on every piece of legal paper and other printed.Includes playing cards, Wills, Letters. -
Quartering Act
This requires all colonists to house British soldiers and provide them with supplies. -
Writs of Assistance
Made it legal for British soldiers to search any property looking for goods. -
Declaratory Act
This law said that British government had supreme authority to govern the colonies. -
Townshend Act
Taxing goods before they got into colonies and means No more meeting or assemblies -
Boston Massacre
The Sons of liberty were assutling British guards so they began to shoot and all the colonists were trying to blame the 5 details on the British -
Tea act
The same night as the Boston massacre King George the third repealed most of the the taxes but left the tea to show that he was still in control. -
Boston tea party
The Boston tea party is the sons of liberty were upset that British would not take back the act they went onto the boats that held the tea and dumped it into the sea -
Coercive Act
These acts were just punishments for the act of the Boston Tea party. The acts were things like the ports being shut down, quartering acts, they could not hold town meetings without the goverment permisson -
First Continental Congress
They created a militia and voted to band all trade with British. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battle was when Paul Revere and William Dawes went around telling everyone to prepare because the British were coming and when the militia and BriTish got there someone fired and started the battle no one know who shot it. -
Second Continental Congress
The Militia was raised to 20,000 soliders and agreed to to make it on the official army with George Washington the general. They also authorized printings money to pay soldiers. -
Battles of lexington and Concord
Were the first military engagements of American Revolutionary war -
Bunker hill
It when Patorits of British went on Bunker hill with 2,200 soliders and armed waiting for the loyalist to come and fight. -
Olive Branch Petiton
This was adopted by the Second of Contiental Congress on July,5 a final attempt to avoid a full on war between Great britain. -
Battle of trenton
Washington sneaks his troops across Delware River on Christmas Eve to suprise the British and wins -
Commone sense
Pamphlet created by Thomas paine to let people know bout In Independence as now heard. -
Battle of Sacrogta
The turning point of American Revolution and they got more people to stay -
Winter of Vallege forge
They had to stay there to prepare for a fight that will change the war