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Before the War
Before the F&I war started there were on-and-off wars from the late 1600s to the mid-1700s. -
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The Enlightenment
During The Enlightenment period the European philosophers had many ideas on the best form of government and how it should work. Based on what the European philosophers thought the founding fathers used their ideas when creating the new nation -
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm.
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War. -
WIlliam Pitt
The British prime minister William Pitt turned the ties with victories at Louisburg, Fort Frontenac and the French-Canadian stronghold of Quebec. -
George Washington
George Washington led the colonists' army known as the Continental Army. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was a colonial Boston silversmith, industrialist, propagandist and patriot immortalized in the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem describing Revere’s midnight ride to warn the colonists about a British attack. Along with other riders, Revere gave the local militia a key advantage during the Battles of Lexington and Concord, sparking the Revolutionary War and eventual American independence. -
Early Causes of the American Revolutionary War
One cause that the British and French fought was because British sent George Washington (who led the colonist army) to warn the French that they were on British Land. -
French attack a British fort
When the French attacks, Washington surrenders, retreats and the war begin. Unlike the French, Britain had stronger navy, more colonist and stronger economy to wage war. -
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Cause of the F&I War
English and French had been fighting because England believed it owned all land South of Canada and North of Florida and France believed it owned all central north America. -
City Captured
Quebec that's located in Canada was captured by the British after their victory on Plains of Abraham. -
Wolfe
General James Wolfe was a British Army officer known for his training reforms and remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec as a major general. -
Wolfes Victory
the British under General James Wolfe achieved a dramatic victory when they scaled the cliffs over the city of Quebec. The city was defended by French forces under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. -
British wins
France gave up during the war because there was no chance that they would beat the British. There was no chance because France was weaker than the British, had less resources than them and had a weak navy. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group of instigators and provocateurs in colonial America who used an extreme form of civil disobedience threats, and in some cases actual violence to intimidate loyalists and outrage the British government. The Sons marked one of their early victories in December 1765. The Stamp Act—the first tax imposed directly on American colonists by the British government -
Wrist of assistance
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Treaty of Paris
As a result of the Treaty of Paris Britain acquired Canada and all land east of the Mississippi river. -
Proclamation
The proclamation prohibited American colonist from living West of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
When Britain became more involved in the colonies, they forced the colonies to tax sugar products. Britain made the colonies pay way more in taxes in order to pay Britain back for the French & Indian War and protecting the colonies. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act required taxes on all printed materials. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act ordered the colonists to feed and house British soldiers if necessary. -
The Boston Massacre
During the Boston massacre citizens began taunting British soldiers and throwing snowballs which led to the British soldiers opening fire killing 5 civilians. The Soldiers were put on trial and found not guilty. People all around the world was furious. -
Tea dump
December 16 the Sons of Liberty and other rebels dumped the British tea into the Boston Harbor as a protest against tax. -
Boston Tea Party
The tea act put a tax on all British tea and banned all sales of tea that was not to the British. -
Continental Congress
Politicians from every colony except Georgia met to discuss how to respond to the blockade of Boston Harbor and the presence of the British troops. -
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First meeting
The first meeting was set in Philadelphia from September 5 to October 26. It was the first time most colonies came together to have one voice. They Petitioned the king to end taxation and Intolerable Acts. -
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How to American Revolutionary Started
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War. On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. Many more battles followed.
