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Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks, a sailor of mixed African and Indigenous ancestry, he was killed in the Boston massacre -
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King George III
King George III was the king of Great Britain and Ireland, Elector of Hanover during the American revolution -
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French Indian War
The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over paying war expenses, and frontier policies led to the American Revolution. -
Proclamation of 1763
The British proclaimed that the Appalachian mountains would be a continental divide for the Eastern and Western parts of North America. -
The Sugar Act
The sugar act was Britain enforcing a tax on all sugar imported into American colonies from places other then Britain. -
Quartering Act
Forced the citizens of the American Colonies to allow for Military soldiers to stay in their homes -
Stamp Act
Requires the colonist to pay a tax to help support the military efforts -
Boston Massacre
A deadly riot that took place on King st, started as a brawl between American Colonist and a British soldier, and led to a bloody slaughter. The conflict created anti-British sentiment and paved the way for the American Revolution. -
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Committees of Correspondence
They were a group of people for communication between people -
Tea Act
Allowed for the British East India Company Tea to have a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies -
The Boston Tea Party
A political protest where 60 American colonist threw 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
A series of 4 laws made by the British to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. These 4 laws were, Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act. These laws would allow for the Navy to blockade the Boston Harbor, made the colony no longer have a government standing, eliminated the right to a fair trial, and forced the residents to allow Military to stay in their homes. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from twelve of Britain’s thirteen American colonies met to discuss America’s future under growing British aggression. -
Second Continental Congress
They established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, but the delegates also drafted the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to King George III in hopes of reaching a peaceful resolution. The king refused to hear the petition and declared the American colonies in revolt. -
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Sons of Liberty
Groups of American colonists who disagreed with British rule of the 13 North American colonies. -
Lexington and Concord
Hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. the battle that took place created even more hatred toward the British. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle of bunker hill was the first battle in the American Revolution, The British won, with more then 1,000 people died -
Townshend Act
taxed goods imported to the American colonies. The British sent troops to America to enforce the unpopular new laws, further heightening tensions between Great Britain and the American colonies in the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. -
Common Sense
A 47-page pamphlet that shifted American's focus onto independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The 13 American colonies sent representatives to declare independence from Britain. Having French support against Britain forces. -
The Battle of News York
The British won allowing them to have control over the port in long island until the end of war. -
Battle of Trenton
American victory. The army that the British thought was all but defeated destroyed a major garrison and suffered very few casualties. The Americans also managed to capture critical supplies, including food and clothing, in the process. Leading to another win in Princeton. -
Battle of Saratoga
The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war. -
Valley Forge
Cold, hunger, and sickness marked the Continental Army's stay at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. -
Battle of Monmouth
Neither side dealt a heavy blow to the other, and the Continental Army remained in the field while the British Army redeployed to New York, just as both would have if the battle had never been fought. However; the Americans claimed victory since they still occupied the territory after the British left. -
Olive Branch Petition
It was a petition to the King for the American colonies to become a country separate from Britain, the king refused leading to a rebellion. -
Battle of Yorktown
The outcome in Yorktown, Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the American revolution, and made America an official country separate from Britain.