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French and War
the war was between the French and Great Britian for the rich Ohio River valley.The French built a fort near the river dispite that the area was knowned by Great Britian, this soon lead to the war between the French and Great Britian -
Writ of assistance
Writ of assistance was a general search warrant that allowed British officials to search any colonial ship that are smuggling goods. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the war in 1763. from the treaty Britian was able to claim canada and virtually all of the northern american east of the Mississippi river. -
proclamation of 1763
The proclamation was a invisible line that the colonist could not cross, the lin was across the appalachians. -
Sugar Act & Colonist response
The Sugar Act was set up to tax the colonist at low rate so the colonist wouldn't smuggle goods. Colonist complained that the Sugar Act would lower their profits and that Britian had no right to tax the colonist. -
Stamp act and colonists response
Put taxes on documents and printed items. Colonist responded by all of them unified together and not pay the taxes -
Delcaratory act
The full right to "bind the colonies and people of America in all cases whatsoever." -
Sons of Liberty is formed and Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams the founder of sons of Liberty. They boycotted against the stamp act -
Townsend acts and colonists response
Townsend act is a paliament that was pasted to tax goods that were imported into the colonies from Britian. Such as lead, glass, paint, and paper. Colonist protested against the act and which lead to blood shed. -
Boston massacre
A mob of colonies were harassing British soldiers. Shots were fired and 5 colonist were killed and mortally wounded. Colonial leaders quickly labels the event the Boston massacre. -
John Locke's Social Contract
It's an agreement that people have the choice to obey government rule if it safe guards there natural rights. -
Tea act
The tea act was set up to save the east India company from becoming bankrupt. They than had the right to sell tea to the colonies free of taxes that colonies had to pay. -
Boston tea party
A group of Boston rebels disguised themselves as native Americans and got themselves onto a 3 British tea ships. While on the ships they dumped 18,000 pounds into the the Boston harbor. -
First continental congress meets
The meets where in Philadelphia were 56 delegates made declaration of colonial rights which state that the colonist can run their own affairs and if Britian were to interfere they could fight against the British. -
Intolerable acts
King George III was infuriated with the colonist, he than past a series of parliaments which the colonist called the intolerable acts. One law shutting down the Boston Harbor, second one giving British commanders to house soldiers in vacant private homes. And 3rd general Gage was appointed the new governor of Massachusetts to keep peace. -
Minutemen
The Minutemen were a group of civilians soldiers that were dedicated to fighting the British at anytime even at a minutes notice. -
Midnight Rider: Revere, Dawes, Prescott
They were riders who rode into Concord to warn everyone of the 700 British men attack. -
Battle of Concord
While marching into Concord the Britsh found themselves empty handed In arsenal. By than 3,000 to 4,000 Minutemen were ready and slaughtered the British. -
Second Continental Congress
During the second congress some congress wanted to reunite with Britian while most wanted to call independence. They soon agreed to create the Continebtal Army and appoint Goerge Washington as commander. -
Continental Army
The continental Army was created by congress to replace the old named colonial militia. -
Olive Branch Petition
Was a petition to create peace between the colonies and Britian but King George refused the petition. -
Battle of Lexington
70 Minutemen were ready to battle the British Army, someone sent a shot and the British Army realeased all their Arsenal. Less than half the Minutemen were killed and wounded while the British moved into Concord -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British tried taking over the hill but the continental Amry had the upper advantage being on top of the hill and was able to moe down all the British troops. Bunker hill became know as the deadliest war. -
Publication of Common Sense
Was a book that attacked King George and the Monarchy Britian believed in. -
Declaration of Independence
•Thomas Jefferson was chosen to craft the final draft
•"all men are created equal"
•July 4, 1776 -
Loyalist and patriots
Loyalist: people who opposed independence and remained loyal to the Britian and their monarchy.
Patriots: people who believed in an independent America -
Washington's Christmas night surprise attack
• December 25, 1776
•Trenton, New Jersey
•Surpise attack -
Redcoats push Washington's army across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania
•Christmas night 1776
•Delaware River , Trenton, New Jersey
•Catching the Brotish off guard -
Saratoga
Burgoyne's plan was to take a quick route to his fellow British soldiers to try and take over New York. But he soon failed because he didn't know his troops were backed up trying to denfend Philadelphia, which made him surrender. This event was truly the most important event becuase this made the French believe the Americans were capable of winning the war -
French-American Alliance
On 1778 the French signed an alliance with America to fight against Britian -
Valley Forge
The continental Army sutures doing the winter at Valley forge, Pennsylvania. There food supplies ran low and more than 2,000 soldiers died. -
Friedach Von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette
Both men provided help by teaching the continental Army their skills which lead them into becominga more effective fighting force -
British victories in the South
• 1780
• The south of the colonies specifically South Carolina
• losing in the north motivated the British to go south and conquer land there
• the British's big victory in claiming South Carolina lead them to to conquering more and more of the southern colonies -
British Surrendered at Yorktown
More than 17,000 Fremch and American troops surrounded the British and Cornwallis had no option but to surrender. -
Treaty of Paris
The delegates signed the Treaty of Paris and which proved and confirmed the Americas Independence
