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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was the mark of the end of the French and Indian war. It also kicked out The Spanish and French out of North America. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Chief Pontiac lead several tribes to attack the British. They attacked small British forts past the Appalachians. -
Proclamation Line
This was made to restrict the Americans to the Eastern Border of North America. This was to get rid of conflict past the Appalachians. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act taxed sugar and molasses. Specifically made to give money to the main British area in Europe. -
Stamp Act
Taxed all paper thing including cards to make sure everyone plays taxes. This was very frowned upon in the New World -
The Quartering Act
The King sent 10000 British troops and required the colonists to house them. This was mainly for the purpose to figure out who was rebelling. -
Writs of Assistance
This gave all British troops the right to look through peoples houses. This was mainly because people were smuggling goods. -
Declaratory Act
This Act was mostly saying that everyone is ruled by him in the New World and they should not rebel against him. This was mostly because he repealed the stamp act.. -
Townshend Act
This act was used to secretly tax the colonists. This was because they kept rebelling against the Acts. -
Boston Massacre
British took fire at colonists who were throwing snowballs and attacking the soldiers with clubs which made them scared for their lives and shoot. -
Tea Act
After the protests of the Townsend acts the king got rid of all the other acts and kept the Tea tax. This tax made the Tea cheaper but the colonists didn't want him to still have rule. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty made their ways to British tea boats and put them all over board. They didn't kill and they cleaned up after putting them over board. -
Coercive Act
This was in response to the Boston Tea Party and were also called the intolerable Acts. -
First Continental Congress
Was a meeting with 12 of the 13 colonies to talk about how to resist the Coercive Acts. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
British soldiers marched towards Lexington and Concord to capture the leaders of the sons of Liberty and to take the rebels arms. -
Second Continental Congress
Agreed to make a official army as George Washington as the head. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This was a sign of hope for all the people in the colonies because the colonist held the British of for a long time. -
Olive Branch Petition
Last chance to have peace with Britain but they rejected. -
Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine and was the idea that colonist could have a different type of government -
Declaration of Independence
The Colonist declared them self as an independent country and apart from the British -
Battle of Trenton
This was the pivotal moment in the war because we attacked on Christmas Eve when they were off guard. -
Battle of Saratoga
This was momentum from the battle of Trenton and was another win. -
Winter of Valley Forge
A winter where Washington trained his troops to challenge the British army. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major war in the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris
The end of the American Revolution and America won.