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French/Indian War
War between France and Great Britain, Britain won. -
Proclamation of 1763
A law stating that the colonists could NOT go past the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
A tax on imported goods -
Stamp Act
Tax on printed papers. -
Townshend Act
Tax on common goods.(grocery shopping tax) -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fire upon rioting colonists. -
Tea Act
A law stating that all colonies must buy tea from a certain company. -
Boston Tea Party
A group called The Sons of Liberty, dressed as Indians, threw all crates of tea in the ocean. -
Intolerable Acts
The British response to the Boston Tea Party. Basically said “starve the colonies into submission.” -
First Continental Congress
The colonies’ response to the Intolerable Acts.1774 -
Lexington and Concord
First shots of the Revolutionary War.
Shot heard ‘round the world. -
Second Continental Congress
Met during the war, started to write the DoC. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle was turned the tides of war. France came in to assist the US. -
Valley Forge
General Washington lead his army to Valley Forge to receive training from the French army. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
A treaty signed in Paris recognizing American independence.
