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Treaty of Paris
- The French empire no longer had land in the North American continent.
- Britain gained the Ohio River Valley and the Appalachians
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Reinstatement of Navigation Laws
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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act of 1764 was indeed the first law passed for passing tax revenue. Which increased duty on foreign sugar imported. Importance of the Sugar Act bitterness protests kept the Quartering Act angered was burning like a needle in a haystack. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was an act that allowed and required soldiers to be fed and a place to sleep provided by colonists. -
Stamp Tax
The Stamp Tax was a tax for all printed paper. The importance of the Stamp Tax was for it to be levied. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 was brought all together in New York delegates of the nine colonies. Essentially all involved wanted a statement of their rights, beseech the king and the parliament to repugnant the legislation. The importance of all this occurring was England ignored everything going around which began to erode sectional suspicions. Also became a significant step toward the intercolonial unity. -
Parliament repeals the Stamp Act
The parliament repeals the Stamp act because of the protests. But the colonists didn't know how badly that would affect them in the future. The importance would be that it'd leave to more tragedies in the near future for both colonists and the British. -
Declaratory Act
The repeal of the stamp act, but the colonists were so overjoyed from it that they didn't see the bigger picture. The act allowed Britain to do whatever was best for them. They could do as they please. -
Townshend Acts:
1767- Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was an that imposed import on glass, white lead, paper, paint and tea.
The colonists didn't like the idea of paying taxes on items without any sort of legal representation. -
British land two regiments of troops in Boston
The colonists badly behaving caused the British to supply troops to keep the colonists aligned. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a very motivated attack. The Boston Massacre March 5, 1770 was the killing of 5 colonists one being a martyr of the name Crispus Attucks a freed slave. The tensions from the colonists is what started the unfortunate event. The colonists had been taunting the soldiers. Then a redcoat had fired into the crowd sparking more gunfire. The soldiers that had fired were sent to trial and got branded on the hand for their crime. -
Committees of correspondence:
The committees of Correspondence started the political union among the thirteen colonies. Which was a rallied colonial opposition -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the time in period that the colonists disguised themselves as Indians. Even though everyone knew exactly who they were. The colonists responsible dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. Which caused harsh punishments to happen to them. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable acts were harsh laws passed by the British Parliament. The laws were meant to punish the colonists for their actions regarding The Boston Tea Party and other protests they participated in. The importance of this event in history this act played a huge factor contributing to the American Revolution. The colonists also thought these actions violated their human and natural rights. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates of the twelve out of thirteen colonies who met from the dates of September 5th to October 26, 1174. In Philadelphia. The importance of this event in history was the Americans were dependent for military supplies. -
Lexington and Concord
The Lexington and Concord battles were the first military fights / engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is important because it's the nations goals. Also describes why the colonists wanted to be free of British rule. -
Trenton
The battle of Trenton was a successful, sneaky, and well thought out attack on the hessians. The hessians were celebrating Christmas while the Washington's army was ready for battle. The importance of this battle was that the hessians got captured and or killed leaving it crushed. -
1777–1778 : Valley Forge
Valley Forge was the encampment that George Washington and his troops. Spent a winter that was very brutal for the troop, which resulted in the deaths of many. Also the desertion of many. The importance of this unfortunate event was all the men that was left alive stayed loyalty of the patriot cause. Major respect for George Washington who stayed his men through the terrible winter. -
Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was the turning point in the American Revolutionary War. 5,895 of Hessians and Britains walked away from the battle. -
Treaty of Alliance
The Treaty of Alliance was an alliance between France and United States of America. Formed in the middle of the Revolutionary War. The importance is it helped with mutual military support. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the end battle for the American Revolutionary War. The Americans trapped the British leaving Cornwallis to surrender to George Washington. -
Treaty of Paris, 1783
The treaty of Paris 1783, ended the Revolutionary War. Which also recognized American Independence.
