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American revolution Build Up
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Treaty of Paris
The British won the war agianst the French and gain their north american territory's -
proclomation line
This was a movment by the British to try and apease the natives and stop the colonists from moving onto the natives land for the time being. -
Sugar act
The British lowered the sugar tax but started enforcing the payment of it ending saluatary neglect. -
Stamp Act
The British make a tax on paper which affected the lawyers and nespapers the most. -
Quartering Act
Colonists are legally obliged to provide housing and supplies for soldiers stationed in their colony. -
Declaritory act
The British Governement says that even though the colonists are not in England they are still British citizens and can be taxed when ever the government wants to tax them. In other words it reaffirms Britians ability to make laws to regaulate the colonies. -
Twonshend Act
The Townshend act is the act of taxing paper, led, tea, paints, and glass, because these taxes are for the sole purpose of generating revenue for England. -
Boston Massacre
This was the event were British soldeirs fired on colonists killing five of them. -
Tea Act
The tea act was the act of the British putting higher taxes on tea. -
Boston tea party
This is the event were colonists dressed as native american dumped tea into the harbor from british ships. -
Intolerable acts
These were the acts put in place to stop the sons of liberty from fighting back. -
1st Continental Congress
The colonists reaction to the reaction British had to the boston tea party. -
Lexington and Concord
This was were the first shots of the war were fired -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress manliy ran the war effort. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The first Official battle of the Revolutionary war. -
Olive Branch Petition
This was used to try and avoid a war with Britian until the colonists were ready. -
Declaration of Independence
The document that states the colonists independence from England. -
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Common Sense / Crisis
The exact dates I am not sure of but these were what inspired peopel about the Revolution -
Battle of Trenton
The colonists sneak attacked the British and won by capturing many of the hessian mercanaries. -
Battle of Princeton
The Colonists did the same thing at Princton the next day as they did at Trenton in which they snuck up on the British and won again. -
Battles of Saratoga
This battle was the turning point in the war for the coonists. Which after victory the colonits gained much needed supplies. -
Battles of Camben/Kings Mountian/Cowpens
These battles were key victories by the Patriots over the British. -
Battle of Yorktown
The final battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
This was the treaty signed to end the revolutionary war.
