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French and Indian War
Colonists needed more land that made them fight with the french and Indians for that land. The war spread through french territories then were defeated in quebec in 1759 and france gave up all its territories. (youtube link https://youtu.be/9n-gsgqaUo0?si=o0hcaVdFgCx_97Eo) -
Proclamation of 1763
British soldiers came to North America. After defeating the French and gaining more land, the British began to tighten their control over the colonies. Making this policy which restricted colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains in order to prevent conflicts with Native Americans. So the Committees of Correspondence started moving info about the crown to patriates against it. (https://youtu.be/HKNTBHmWOyA?si=vhXEHEObujr-NYT5) -
The Quartering Act
requires the colonies to provide housing and food for British troops stationed in the colonies. (https://youtu.be/Ckr27jegnmw?si=NgXDA_vnGnfLOgMi) -
The Sugar Act
The British aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies at getting more money to fund the British Empire responsibilities following the French and Indian War.(https://youtu.be/tYFLEZ3SkFE?si=e612kNqiUL2Jp-yq) -
The Stamp Act
After the French and Indian war the british needed money. New taxes came on the american colonies. This taxed legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, and cards. Many of the colonists opposed this tax but it was passed through by parliament with the British arguing that the colonists were virtually represented by British politicians who voted on their behalf. The phrase "Sons of Liberty" was made to refer to whoever opponents of the Stamp Act. (https://youtu.be/KOpgiYCbOuc?si=ECFGh_EMdLCBHTVw) -
The Townshend Acts
It is a series of four acts passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to assert authority over the colonies through strict provisions for the collection of revenue duties. The taxes paid at colonial ports on items such as paint, tea, and lead. Although British spies, Coast Guard vessels, and search warrants worked to enforce the duties, many colonists resisted and evaded the law. (https://youtu.be/sLmYVRWq0DI?si=z89J02EdEudYr2BT) -
The Boston Massacre
Colonists boycott British goods The British responded by dispatching more troops to the colonies. The situation exploded one day in Boston, when a group of seven soldiers in front of the customhouse were yelled at by a crowd of 50 to 60 colonists. A soldier fired into the crowd, killing five colonists. One of which was Crispus Attucks shot twice in his chest. (https://youtu.be/56YrfOiUcoU?si=GB-2G2UFWW4pZIX7) -
The Tea act
One of several measures imposed on the American colonists. The act’s main purpose was not to raise money from the colonies but to bail out the East India Company, a key actor in the British economy. The British government granted the company a monopoly on the importation and sale of tea in the colonies so any tea is taxed -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred in 1773, at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing taxation without representation so they dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists. (https://youtu.be/7c7bswVxuKs?si=G7H0cF7WBEVGR1Uw) -
The intorlable acts
Reports of colonial resistance to British rule during the winter of 1773–74. Parliament is now more determined than ever to assert its authority in America. The main force of its actions fell on Boston, which seemed to be the centre of colonial backlash with the Boston Tea Party (https://youtu.be/qEd9XU52Vhw?si=vRpSjyoqI2TDC47z) -
First Continental Congress
a group of colonial delegates including George Washington, John and Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry and John Jay met in Philadelphia to give voice to their grievances against the British crown ( King George III) . It demanded independence from Britain, but it denounced taxation without representation, maintenance of the British army in the colonies without their consent. It issued a declaration of the rights due every citizen, including life, liberty, property, assembly and trial by jury. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill. British forces attacked Patriots on Breed's Hill, which overlooks the sea approach to Boston Harbor. Almost half of the British troops are killed or wounded. -
Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia, started Parliament delegates including new additions Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson voted to form a Continental Army, with Washington as its commander in chief. The Revolution’s first major battle, colonial forces inflicted heavy casualties on the British regiment of General William Howe at Breed’s Hill in Boston. The engagement, known as the Battle of Bunker Hill, it lent encouragement to the revolutionary cause even it being a loss. -
Olive Branch Petition
The petition asked the king to find a way to resolve the crisis and offered some possible settlement options for him to consider. The first draft of the Olive Branch Petition was written by Thomas Jefferson. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was a particularly severe winter of 1777-1778 proved to be a great trial for the American army, and of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease. However, the suffering troops were held together by loyalty to the Patriot cause and to General Washington, who stayed with his men uniting the army closer together making them more determined to win against the crown. -
Lexington and Concord
On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire.(https://youtu.be/RU-GYMXzasI?si=VPyGPqNX7-QHCT-w) -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. While many colonists were still hoping to return to salutary neglect, Paine outlined easy-to-understand reasons why it was common sense that the colonists should not remain a colony and declare independence from England. -
Battle of New York
Battle of New York is a series of battles for control of New York City and the state of New Jersey in the American Revolutionary War in which americans went on a winning streak gaining lots of land and the strategies used were by General John Burgoyne. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed by the Continental Congress. Drafted primarily by Thomas Jefferson, It announced the colonists break from Great Britain. The Declaration cited numerous violations of colonists’ freedoms by King George III of England. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga happened during the second year of the American Revolution. It included two crucial battles, fought eighteen days apart, and was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War. One general that lead us to a win was Benedict Arnold but he latter try to betray the nation in 1779 -
Battle of Trenton
Battles of Trenton and Princeton, was a series of engagements won by the Continental Army against Hessian and British forces in New Jersey. The battles occurred over a span of nine days and are notable as the first successes won by the Revolutionary general George Washington in the open field. The victories restored American morale and renewed confidence in Washington. -
Battle of Monmouth
The Americans claimed the victory of Monmouth because they occupied the battlefield after the British retreated, with Molly Pitcher being a key role on bringing water to cool the men and guns. This greatly increased American morale and strengthened Washington's position as commander of the army. -
Battle of Yorktown
Siege of Yorktown join Franco-American land and sea and the harbor was gardeed by General Cornwallis and his troops so it can happen with Freiherr von Steuben and the french ships so they entrapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced its surrender. The siege virtually ended military operations in the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is a collection of treaties concluding the American Revolution and signed by representatives of Great Britain on one side and the United States, France. Preliminary articles were signed at Paris between Britain and the United States making the United States independent