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Treaty of Paris
The British win the French and Indian War. France looses North American territory -
Proclamation 1763
A proclamation by the King of England that limited the colonists movements west of the Appalacien mountains -
Sugar Act
Sugar Act reduces taxes on sugar but taxes are strictly enforced. -
Stamp Act
A tax on all paper goods produced in the colonies. -
Quartering Act
Under this act, colonists mist provide housing and supplies to the British soldiers stationed in their colony -
Declaratory Act
The British extend their power into the colonies and all British laws must be enforced now. Also repeals the Stamp Act -
Townshend Acts
Goods such as: Paper, Lead, Oil, Tea, Paint, and Glass are now taxed. These taxes are for the sole purpose of revenue for England -
Boston Massacre
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Boston Tea Party
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Intollerable Acts
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First Continental Congress
First Continental Congress is held to discuss England -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first conflict in the Revolutionary War. The British were sent to take the colonial weapons however they were met by the continental army. 700 British soldiers are killed and the victory boosts the colinists morale for the war -
Second Continental Congress
Representatives from all thirteen colonies met to discuss what to do about the colonies and their progress since the first continental congress -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Britisih defeated the Americans in the Battle of Bunker Hill. The Americans only lost because they had a greater deaths:soldiers ratio than the British -
Olive Branch Petition
A document created by the Continental Congress to try to avoid a war with Britain -
Common Sense and The Crisis
Two works by Thomas Paine that spark revolution in the colonies. The Crisis is read to Washingtons troops and that sparks revolution in them to continue fighting the war. -
Declaration of Independence
A document from the continental congress that declared their independence from Britain -
Battle of Princeton and Battle of Trenton
Washington avoids contact with the British general Cornwallis and wins smaller battles against the British troops -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was when British general Burgoyne attacked American troops and was sucessful, however later he attacked and was unsucessful -
The Battle of Camden
A British victory in the Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Kings' Mountain
An American win in the American Revolution -
The Battle of Cowpens
A victory for the American army in the Revolutionary War -
The Battle of Yorktown
A victory for Americans in the revolutionary war -
The Treaty of Paris
The treaty that was signed to end the Revolutionary War
