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Treaty of Paris (French and Indian War)
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there -
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The Proclomation Line of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was an attempt to prevent the colonists from going west and passed the Appalachian Mountains. The British did this to prevent future issues between Native Americans and the colonists. This angered the colonists because they wanted the benefits that would come with the western lands. Naturally, thousands disregarded the imaginary boundary line. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act of 1764 was passed by the British Parliament in a effort to increase funds. American colonial merchants resolved not to purchase British luxury goods as a result. The following year, the Stamp Tax would cause major hostilities. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax imposed by the British government on the American colonies.The primary goal was to raise money needed for military defenses of the colonies. -
Quartering Act
Parliament passed the Quartering Act to address the practical concerns of such a troop deployment. Under the terms of this legislation, each colonial assembly was directed to provide for the basic needs of soldiers stationed within its borders. Specified items included bedding, cooking utensils, firewood, beer or cider and candles. -
Declatory Act
the Declaratory Act of 1766 was one of the British Parliamentry Acts . Its purpose was so that the british could out law all the American Colonist from making their own laws. The British didnt want the American colonist to form a government within the colonies so to pevent this they passed the Declaratory Act of 1766. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Revenue Acts of 1767 were five acts that raised taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper and tea. Their purpose was to raise revenues for British administration of the American colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A clash between British troops and townspeople in Boston in 1770, before the Revolutionary War. The British fired into a crowd that was threatening them, killing five. The soldiers had been sent to help the government maintain order and were resented even before this incident. The killings increased the colonists' inclination toward revolution. -
Committes of Corrsepondance
n 1772, at the urging of Samuel Adams, a committee was formed to protest the recent decision to have the Crown, not the colonial assembly, pay the salaries of the royal governor and judges. Adams and his fellow correspondents rallied their neighbors to oppose this measure that had cost the colony its means of controlling public officials. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. The act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, and in fact imposed no new taxes. -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773 three ships went into the Boston Harbor. Colonists of Boston, who were actually in disguise as Indians, emptied 342 chests of tea into the harbor. The government was shocked. They couldnt believe that their own citizens could be showing such lack of respect towards their royals. -
Concerive Acts/ Intolerbale Acts
After the French Indian War the British Government decided to reap greater benefits from the colonies. The colonies were pressed with greater taxes without any representation in Britain. This eventually lead to the Boston Tea Party. In retaliation the British passed what are now considered the Intolerable or Coercive Acts to Bring the colonies to the heal of the King. -
1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a body of representatives appointed by the legislatures of twelve North American colonies of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1774. It met briefly then set up its successor, the Second Continental Congress, which organized the Americans into war against Britain. The two bodies together comprise the Continental Congress. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord- "shot heard 'round the world"
In April 1775, when British troops are sent to confiscate colonial weapons, they run into an untrained and angry militia. This ragtag army defeats 700 British soldiers and the surprise victory bolsters their confidence for the war ahead. -
2nd Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1775. They stated that Britain had declared war against them on March 26, 1775. The Continental Army was created to oppose the British, and General George Washington was appointed commander in chief. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill is the name of a battle fought near Boston, Massachusetts, on June 17th, 1775 between the Americans, led by Colonels Putnam and Prescott, and the British led by Generals Howe and Clinton. The Battle of Bunker Hill is misnamed. The battle actually took place on Breed's Hill, not Bunker Hill. The Americans repelled the first two attacks by the British, but were forced to retreat from the third attack when they ran out of ammunition. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Paine created “Common Sense” as a call to arms to all colonists. It was basically a list of all the reason the Colonies should rebel and the wrongs the British had done. Paine wrote about taxation without representation and how only a continental government could rightly rule over the American Colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress, states the reasons the British colonies of North America sought independence in July of 1776. The declaration opens with a preamble describing the document's necessity in explaining why the colonies have overthrown their ruler and chosen to take their place as a separate nation in the world. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga, comprising two significant battles during September and October of 1777, was a crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The Battle was the impetus for France to enter the war against Britain, re-invigorating Washington’s Continental Army and providing much needed supplies and support. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown (1781) was the last major battle in the American Revolution. British general Cornwallis was against French general Marquis de Lafayette and General George Washington. The french defeated the British navy, thus prohibiting them from entering Chesapeake Bay and giving aid and resources to Cornwallis. Cornwallis was surrendered--Washington's troops came from the North and Lafayette's from the South. This was called the 'pincer' strategy. -
Treaty of Paris (American Revolution)
reaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War on September 3, 1783. It was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. Under the terms of the treaty, Britain recognized the independent nation of the United States of America. Britain agreed to remove all of its troops from the new nation.
