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french and indian war
the French, Indian war was between the British and the french. they where mainly fighting for land. they both wanted to expand their land, but they also wanted to expand it in the same way. in the end the British won the land and that was one of the main reasons the french joined the revolutionary war. -
proclamation of 1763
at the end of the french Indian war, the British issued a proclamation basically saying that American colonists cannot settle west of Appalachia. -
boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773. -
tea act
The Tea Act, passed on May 10, 1773, gave the British East India Company Tea sales in the American colonies, The Tea Act was the final straw in a series of taxes given to the American colonies. -
First Continental Congress
the first continental congress was a meeting between 12 of the 13 colonies. on Sep. 6 they met at the carpenter hall in Pennsylvania. this was in the early part of the revolutionary war. -
Second Continental Congress
the Second Continental congress was more meetings between only the Representative. this was more in the middle of the revolutionary war. -
Lexington and Concord
this is the battle that really kicked of the revolutionary war. before the battle tension between Britain and the 13 colonies had been rising, and it was leading up to this moment. -
bunker hill
This was one of the major battles of the revolutionary war. the British drove the Americans out of their fort on breeds hill, and got them to go to bunker hill. they only did this after the Americans ran out of gun powder. -
declaration of independence
the declaration of independence is the document that was written by Thomas Jefferson demanding the freedom of the 13 colonies. it was written July 1st 1776, and signed by, Thomas Jefferson, and Roger Sherman. Robert Livingston, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams. -
treaty of paris
the treaty of Paris was a treaty that was signed by representatives of great Britain and king gorge, and also by representatives of the united states, this treaty is what ended the war.
