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French and Indian War
The French and the Indians formed an alliance against the British. A major area of contention was the Ohio River Valley. -
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Writ of Assistance
allowed officials to search the home of an individual. -
Proclamation of 1763
The british government prevented further expantion beyond the Appalachian Mountians. The colonists ignored this and continued to expand. -
Sugar Act & Colonists response
Great Britian had spent so much on the war that it had nearly doubled its debt. The sugar Act put a tax on sugar and made it so that colonists had to be tried in Britain. Mercants complained that it would ruin their profits. -
Stamp Act and colonists response
This act put a tax on documents and printed goods. Colonists boycotted British goods until the act was repealed. -
Sons of Liberty is formed & Samuel Adams
The sons of Liberty were a group of colonists who boycotted British goods until the unfair laws were repealed. Samuel Adams was teh leader of the group. -
Townshend Acts & colonists response Why they were repealed
The Townshend Acts were named after Charles Townshend. The act taxed imported goods from Britain like glass,paper,paint, and lead. The Colonists once again boycotted British goods. -
Declaratory Act
The act gave parliament full rights to bind the colonies and the people of the americas. Colonists boycotted until this act was repealed as well. -
Boston Massacre
A mob taunted British soldiers in front of a British customs House. Shots were fired, and 5 colonists were killed. -
Tea Act
The act gave the British East India Company the right to sell tea i nthe colonies with no tax. Colonists protested dramatically at this. -
Boston Tea Party
A large group of Boston rebels disguised themselves as Native Americans and went and took action against this act. The rebels poured18000 pounds of tea into the Boston harbor -
Intolerable Acts
These acts were made in order to punish the people in the Boston Tea Party. They put Boston under lock down, trying to find the culprits. -
First Continental Congress meets
56 delegates gathered to draw up a list of rights for the colonists. They said that should Britain fight they would fight back. -
Minutemen
They were civilian soldiers who pledged to be ready to fight the british at a minutes notice. They were first ordered to gather and stock up on weapons. -
Midnight Riders: Revere,Dawes, and Prescott
Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel
Prescott rode out to spread word that 700 British troops were headed for Concord. -
Battle of Lexington
Eight minutemen were killed and 10 were injured while only 1 british soldier was hurt. The battle only lasted 15 minutes. -
Battle of Concord
After the battle of Lexington the British troops marched on to Concord. When they got there, however, they found an emty arsenal. -
Second Continental Congress
The delagates were split on whether they should reconcile with Britain or call for indepedence. The one thing they did agree on was the necesity of the Continental Army. -
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the combination of the colonial militias. It was led by George Washington. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker hill actually took place on the hill next to it Breeds hill. The colonists waited until the last second to fire so that the British had over a 1000 casualties. -
Olive Branch Petition
Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to england hoping for peace.King George flatly rejected the petition. -
John Locke's Social Contract
People have a natural right to life,liberty, and property. People consent to a govenment and have a right to abolish it if they choose. -
Publication of Common Sense
Thomas Paine was the author of the 50 page pamphlet called Common Sense. In the pamphlet he explained the mral and economic benifits of peace. -
Declaration of Independence
Virginia lawyer Thomas Jefferson was asked to write the final draft. In it it declared the complete and total independance of the U.S. from Britain. -
Loyalists and Patriots
There were many people still loyal to Britain living in the U.S. Because of this there were many conflicts in the U.S. -
Redcoats push Washington's army across the Deleware River into Pennsylvania
Although the Continental Army attempted to defend New York in late August, the untrained and poorly equipped colonial troops soon retreated.By late fall, the British had pushed Washington’s army across the Delaware River into Pennsyvania. -
Washington's Christmas night attack
Desperate for an early victory, Washington risked everything on one bold stroke set for Christmas night, 1776. In the face of a fierce storm, he led 2,400 men in small rowboats across the ice-choked Delaware River. -
Saratoga
American troops finally surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga, where he surrendered on October 17, 1777. The surrender at Saratoga turned out to be one of the most important events of the war. -
French-American Alliance
The Saratoga victory bolstered France’s belief that the Americans could win the war. As a result, the French signed an alliance with the Americans in February 1778 and openly joined them in their fight. -
Valley Forge
Washington and his army—desperately low on food and supplies—fought to stay alive at winter camp in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. More than 2,000 soldiers died, yet the survivors didn’t desert. -
Friedrich von Steuben And Marquis de Lafayette
Lafayette lobbied France for French reinforcements in 1779, and led a command in Virginia in the last years of the war. Friedrich von Steuben helped train the soldiers at valley forge. -
British victories in the south
The British easily took Savannah, Georgia. Cornwallis planned to fortify Yorktown and tke Virginia. -
British surrender at Yorktown
17000 French and Ameicans soldiers surrounded Yorktown and bombarded them. Less then a month later Cornwallis finally surrenders. -
Treaty of Paris
Peace talks bwegan in paris in 1782. In september 1783 delegates signed the Treaty of Paris, which gave the U.S. independence and set its boundaries.
