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French and Indian War
A war between England and France known in Europe as the 7 years war. -
Proclamation of 1763
This forbade Colonists to settle west fo the Appalachian Mountains out of fear that Colonists might become independent from Britain. -
Sugar Act
This was the first real tax that was enforced by Britain. -
Stamp Act
This required all legal documents to have a stamp that can be bought from tax collector. -
Declaratory Act
This Act stated that Parliament had full authority to make laws and taxes binding on the Colonies. -
Townshend duties
This made merchants have to pay taxes before they unloaded their goods. -
Boston Massacre
A street mob consisting of Colonists attacks British troops guarding British customs house. -
Tea Act
This was a small tax on tea and was mostly set up just so Parliament could show who was in control. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of Colonists dressed up as Indians and threw tea into the Boston Harbor because British refused to return the tea back to England. -
Intolerable Acts
It was issued in response of the Boston Tea Party. It consited of the quartering of troops act, it put Gage a Governor of Massachusetts, suspended the Massachusetts Charter, and it closed the Boston Harbor. -
Lexington and Concord
It was the first military ingagements of the war and it was where "the shot heard round the world" was at. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Colonist go inteligence that the British were going to control the hills surrounding Boston so they occupied Breed's Hill which is where this battle took place. -
Olive Branch Petition
It was adopted by the Continental Congress to prevent a full blown war with Britain. It ensured American loyalty to Great Britain and asked the King to prevent further onflict. -
Common Sense published
This book presented the idea the America should fight for freedom from Britain when independence was still undecided. -
Declaration of Independence
It is a document signed by representatives from the thirteen colonies that said they were independent states from Great Britain. -
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The American Revolution
A war between the American colonies and England which was fought for independence from England. -
Battle of New York
Washington is defeated by General Howe but Howe fails to completely destroy Washington's army. (ends December 7, 1776) -
Siege of Boston ends
This siege was to prevent movement by the British troops and to keep them in Boston. -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington attacks the German mercinaries, Hessians, while they were asleep. This victory boost the morale of the Colonists. -
Battle of Saratoga
The British General Burgoyne attacks the Colonists through Canada but fails to meet up with General Howe and cut off the Colonists from the South. (ends October 19, 1777) -
Battle of Germantown
General Howe barely defeats George Washington here. This battle is Washington's first offensive battle. -
Articles of Confederation created
It was an agreement among the thirteen colonies that legally established the US as a confederation of sovereign states and also served as its first constitution. -
Valley Forge
This was a encampment where Washington trained his men to be proper soldiers. (marched out on June 19, 1778) -
Battle of Charlestown
It was one of the major battles that took place towards the end of the war. It was the biggest loss of troops suffered by the Continental Army in the war. -
Battle of Camden
The battle was a major victory in the South for the British and it changes US strategy in the South. -
Battle of Yorktown
This is the last major land battle of the rest of the war. (ends October 19, 1781) -
Treaty of Paris
This was the treaty to end the Revolutionary war.
