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French and Indian War
War between England and France and their Indian Allies. England won but was in debt. -
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Signed by the kingdoms of great britain, france,and spain, with portugal in agreement after britains victory over france and the indians -
Proclamation of 1763
It was issued by King George lll following Great Britain's victory and them gaining the land of the French. To prevent conflict with the Indians they decided to prevent the colonists from moving west of the appalachian mountains. -
Stamp Act
A law that put taxes on newspaper and leagal and commercial papers -
Townshend Act
A series of 4 acts passed by the British Parliment that taxed imports on glass, lead, paints, paper,and tea. -
Boston Massacre
Redcoats fire on unarmed colonial protesters.Crispus Attucks was one of five colonists killed. -
Tea Act
It made sure tea had no new taxes implied. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist, led by Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty, protest the tax on tea by dumping about 400 crates of tea on boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws that punished Boston for Tea Party protest. -
Lextington and Concord
1st battle of the American Revolution -
Declaration of Independence
It broke all ties with England. We became the Untited States of America, It stated their grivances towards the king and England -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point of the war. France decided to help -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was a camp that held the militia that was under General Washington's order. This was during the winter and in the camp they only had food for 8 days. This experiance made the soldiers have more loyalty towards the revolution and their General. -
Battle of Yorktown
British general Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to General George Washington. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the Revolutionary War.