Background

American Revolutionary War

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  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    This war ended the French and Indian War.
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  • The Proclamation Line

    The Proclamation Line
    This line helped separate Indians and settlers their borders.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    In order for the British not to gain revenue, the Americans created the sugar act.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    Allowed British settlers to live in American houses.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts
    The colonies raised revenues for the salaries of govornors and judges in order to stay loyal to the Great Britain.
  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act
    Strengthened the Great Britain's power over the American colonies.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The massacrre taught the colonists that their English rights were being declined.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    The British was reducing the amount of tea in London.
  • Committees of Correspondence

    Committees of Correspondence
    This was the planning of the first Continental Congress.
  • Coercive Acts/ Intolerable Acts

    Coercive Acts/ Intolerable Acts
    British Parliment passed laws after the Boston tea party. This act was punishmentt for Massachusetts.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress
    This congress created the representitives of the colonies.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Because the British won the Seven Years' War, this tax helps pay for troops in North America.
  • 2nd Continental Congress

    2nd Continental Congress
    This congress stopped the war from getting any worse than it was.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    This war ended the Revolutionary War.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    In order for the Revolutionary war to end, they made this treaty.