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French and Indian War
After 3 indecisive wars, and 6 years of peace, another war broke out. In this war, for the first battle, George Washington led his troops to failure in trying to capture for duquesne. William Pitt then led the british troops to victories . the war officially ended in 1763 -
Writs of assistance
a general search warrant that allowed British customs officials to search any colonial ship or building they believed to be holding smuggled goods, Which enraged the merchants and colonists, as many merchants worked out of home. -
Treaty of Paris
Britain claimed Canada, and virtually all of North America east of the Mississippi River. Britain also took Florida from spain, as it had allied itself with france
The treaty permitted Spain to keep possession of its lands west of the Mississippi and the city of New Orleans -
Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation Line along the Appalachians, which the colonists were not allowed to cross
However, colonists ignored this and continued to move westward -
Sugar Act & colonists Responce
The Sugar Act did 3 things
It halved the taxes on foreign molasses, It placed taxes on certain imports that had not been taxed before, and colonists accused of violating the act would be tried in a vice-admiralty court rather than a colonial court.
The merchants complained it would cut into their profits, and they had no right to tax them since there was no colonial representation. -
Stamp Act & Colinists Responce
This act imposed a tax on documents and printed items such as wills, newspapers, and playing cards. A stamp would be placed on the items to prove that the tax had been paid.
Colinists form Sons of Liberty
October 1765, Merchants agreed to Boycott all british goods until act repealed. -
Sons of liberty is Formed and Samuel Adams.
A conglomerate of townspeople formed against the stamp act to boycott it then to later boycott the townshend acts. Samuel Adams one of the founders and leaders helped to guide the townspeople to boycott british goods -
Declaratory Act
parliament passes law stating that they have the right “to bind the colonies and people of America in all cases whatsoever." -
Townshend Acts & colonist reponce and why it was repealed
The Townshend Acts taxed goods that were imported into the colony from Britain: lead, glass, paint, and paper etc. The Acts also imposed a tax on tea, one of the colonies favorite drinks
They were repealed because they made less money than it cost to enforce the tax itself. -
Boston Massacre
Citizens harass british solders in front of a british customs house and british solders fire into crowd, wounding or killing 5 civilians, including Crispus Attucks -
Tea Act
Lord North devised the tea act to save a dying East india company by making the colonists pay no tax on their tea, but still taxing the colonists tea, so they would buy the cheaper tea. -
Boston Tea party
Boston Rebels Disguised themselves as indians and dumped 18,000 lbs of east india tea into the british harbor to boycott the tea. -
Intolerable Acts
1: Boston harbor was shut down
2: The Quartering Act, authorized British commanders to house soldiers in vacant private homes
3: King George placed Boston under martial law -
First Continental congress meets
56 delegates met in Philadelphia and drew up a declaration of colonial rights. In it, it stated that if britain used force against the colonies, they have the right to fight back. -
Minutemen
Civilian Men who pledged to be ready to fight on a minutes notice -
Midnight riders: Revere, Dawes, Prescott
Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott rode out to spread word that 700 British troops were headed for Concord -
Battle of Lexington
70 Minutemen stand outside Lexington and 17 are either dead or injured, with only one british soldier injury. The battle only lasted 15 minutes. -
Battle of concord
British walk into trap with 4000 minutemen and are slaughtered by the dozens and humiliated. -
Seconed Continental Congress
congress split between loyalists and seperatists but agree on one thing,the Congress agreed to recognize the colonial militia as the Continental Army and appointed George Washington as its commander. -
Continental army
Men in local militias now recognized as the continental army -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British general Thomas Gage decided to strike at militiamen on Breed’s Hill will 2400 soldiers. The colonists held their own
400 Colonists dead
1000 British soldiers dead. -
Olive Branch Petition
The colonists were preparing for war, while trying to get the "Former Harmony" with Britain that they used to have to try to avoid it, which King Goerge III flatly rejected and put a blockade up to keep ships from going to the colonies. -
John Lockes Social Contract
an agreement in which the people consent to choose
and obey a government so long as it safeguards their natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property -
Publication of Common Sence
Thomas Paine wrote common sence. He stated that independence would give American colonists the chance to create a better society—one free from tyranny, with equal social and economic opportunities for all -
Declaration of independance
Thomas Jefferson drafted the declaration of independence based off of Locke's Ideas of natural rights, and wrighting a long list of the kings wrongdoings. -
Redcoats Push Washington Across Delaware and into pennsylvania
This Happened during the summer of 1776 In New york, and the redcoats won because of the continental army being untrained and poorly equiped -
Washingtons Christmas night Surprise Attack
He led 2,400 men in a storm across the delaware river and Then marched to trenton, new jersey and defeated the hessians there -
Loyalists and Patriots
Loyalists where those who sided with the king for various reasons with patriots were in favor of a free America and all for seperation. -
The Battle of Saratoga
Bugoyne's Plan was to meet Troops from New York to completely cut off New England from the rest of the colnies. This plan failed because his troops in New York were preoccupied and colonials were shooting at him the whole way there, diminishing his army And his ultimate surrender on October 17,1777 -
Valley Forge
George Washington and his troops faught off hunger and disiese just to stay alive at valley forge, and Washington wrote many letters to congress about this -
Friedrich von steuben and Marquis de Lafayette
Friedrich von Steuben, a talented drill-master, helped to train the Continental Army
While Lafayette lobbied france for more troops to help Americas cause -
French-American Allinance
The French openly supported America after they saw that they could actually defeat the british after General Bougaines Surrender -
British Victories in the south
Charlestown South Carolina under General Cornwallis and Henry Clinton from overwhelming power
They also took Savanna, Georgia very easly at the end of 1778 very easly from overwhelming power. -
British Surrender at Yorktown
17,000 French and American troops start to Bombard Yorktown day and night until Cornwallisis surrender on October 17, 1781, and the british blockade is defeated, therefore helping the french get to the americas -
Treaty of Parris
confirmed U.S. independence and set the boundaries of the new nation.
The American negotiating team included John Adams, John Jay of New York, and Benjamin Franklin
