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french and indian war
The French and Indian war was a war that ended with the treaty of paris in 1763. It was fought in North America. It was British America against the colonies of new france. -
treaty of 1763
The treaty of paris ended the french and indian war. Also known as the seven years war was ended in 1763. This treaty recognized american independence. -
proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was a revolt in response to pontiac's rebellion. This declared that all of the land west of the appalachian mountains was not open to the colonial settlers. The colonists weren't happy because they were being restricted. -
the stamp act
The stamp act was a taxon all legal documents. This also put a tax on newspapers. This was put onto the colonies by the British parliament. The colonies eventually rebelled in return. -
boston massacre
The patriots were protesting the city in the boston massacre. This caused major conflict between the British and the colonists because of the rebellion. The british troops were sent to Boston because they were told to enforce taxation. -
committees of correspondence
The committees of correspondence was a system of communication between leaders in new england and the colonists. This was basically organization for communication. This was made by samuel adams for trading and communication. -
Boston Tea party
The boston tea party was when the colonists protested in Boston.They were mad at great Britain because of the taxation without representation idea. The colonists took 342 crates of tea and dumped them out into the harbor. -
intolerable acts
The intolerable acts were laws passed by the british government as a punishment on the colonists because of the british tea party.The main acts were the quartering act, the quebec act, the boston port act, and the administration of justice act. -
Lexington and Concord
The battle of lexington and concord was the battle that started the revolutionary war. A single gunshot called "the shot heard around the world". The british won the battle of lexington and concord but the colonists were still determined to gain independence from great Britain. -
Bunker hill
In the early time of the revolutionary war, in Massachusetts, The british defeated the Americans. This was a very bloody battle where more than 200 people were killed and over 800 were wounded. The patriots were able to push back the british army although they didn't win. -
publication of common sense
The publication of common sense was in 1776. It was written by Thomas paine and published anonymously. The book was written about independence from great britain from the 13 colonies. It was and still is one of the best selling books. -
the declaration of independence
The declaration of independence was signed July 4,1776. This is a document that states the ideas and goals of our nation. The second continental congress met to write the declaration in june but didn't sign it until July 4th. -
saratoga
The battle of saratoga was in september and october of 1777. In this were two very important battles. This battle was a turning point in the revolution and was a victory for the continental army. The battle made the french realize that the americans needed independence and would eventually be payed back for helping. -
Valley forge
Valley forge was the third winter encampment and was led by George Washington. Washington led his 12000 men into Valley forge where they stayed for 6 months. Many of the soldiers died from disease. Around 1800 died from disease of from not getting enough nutrition/ the right food. The patriots won. -
Cowpens
The battle of Cowpens was a big help to the American side. 12 americans died and 60 were wounded. The americans were able to capture the british guns. This gave the americans confidence that they could win the war. -
Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was in 1781 in Yorktown, Virginia. This was the last major battle of the American revolution and led to the us independence. George washington got a good reputation as a good leader and eventually led to him being elected as president. Cornwallis surrendered to Washington which ended the revolutionary war. -
Treaty of paris 1783
The treaty of Paris on september 3rd by the us and the british which marked the end of the war. This stated that the us was now independent from the british. The us also got significant western territory in this document.
