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1783 BCE
Benjamin Franklin and the Treaty of Paris
Ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. -
Period: 1775 BCE to 1776 BCE
Thomas Paine writes Common Sense
This document says why the colonies should be free from the British crown. -
Period: 1775 BCE to 1783 BCE
Beginning of French involvement in the American Revolution (Treaty of Alliance)
This promised mutual military support in case fighting should break out between French and British forces. -
1774 BCE
The Coercive Acts
A series of laws made to punish the colonists for the events of the Boston tea party. -
1774 BCE
Minutemen
Civilian colonists who organized to form well-trained militia, trained in weaponry, tactics and military strategies from the American colonials. -
1767 BCE
The Townshend Acts
A series of laws passed. Tax on tea, glass, lead and many others. -
1765 BCE
The Quartering Acts
Allowed British Soldiers to stay in the homes of the colonists. -
1763 BCE
The Treaty of Paris
This ended the french and Indian war. France had to give up their territory in north america. -
1763 BCE
Pontiac's Rebellion
The Pontiac’s Rebellion was a war that was let loose by the Native Americans who were fed up with how they were being treated. -
1756 BCE
Stamp Act Congress
A tax on newspapers and other printed documents. -
Period: 1754 BCE to 1763 BCE
The French and Indian War
When the France expanded into the Ohio River valley, they brought conflict with the laws of the British colonies, several battles led to the British declaration of war in 1756. -
1689 BCE
John Locke writes Two Treatises of Government
Documents outlining basic rules and ideas of a self serving gov. -
Period: 1685 BCE to 1815 BCE
The Enlightenment
A movement based on reason and individualism rather than religion and order. this was a time of reason. -
The Proclamation of 1763
Said that the settlers couldn't settle past the Appalachian mountains. -
The Stamp Act
They had to pay tax on every printed paper; ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers. -
The Boston Massacre
This was the killing of 5 colonist by British soldiers. this started a large fight that ended with deaths on many sides. -
The Boston Tea Party
The sons of liberty boarded a ship and threw tea off the sides into the harbor. -
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The First Continental Congress
Was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies that met in Philadelphia to discuss future plans for the colonists. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first military battles of the revolutionary war. no one knows who fired the first shot. -
Second Continental Congress
The group met once again to talk about the coming war and how to handle the militia. -
Declaration of Independence
A document which said the 13 colonies are free from the british crown's control. -
Battle of Saratoga
The turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Yorktown
A victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington. known as one of the most important battles of the Revolutionary war.
