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French and Indian War
It began in 1754 and ended in 1763. It provided a lot of territorial gain for Great Britain. The wars expenses lead to colonial discontent. This also led to the American Revolution. -
Treaty of 1763
The Treaty of 1763 ended the French and Indian War. In the treaty France gave up all its land in Mainland North America, ending any military threat to Great Britain's colonies. -
Proclamation of 1763
It was made by the British at the end of the French and Indian war to satisfy the Native Americans trespassing of European settlers on their land. So it basically created a boundary that is known as the Proclamation line separating the British and the American indian land. -
Stamp Act
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which was a direct tax on the British Colonies. It required that many of the printed materials had to be printed on stamp paper that was produced in London. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several in a group of people while being harassed by a mob of rioters in Boston. -
Boston Tea Party
Political protest that was done by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. They were mad at the British for imposing "Taxation without Representation". They dumped about 342 chests of tea into the Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. They were meant as a punishment for the colonists for throwing the Tea into the Harbor. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the first military acts of the Revolutionary War, they were fought in middlesex county in Massachusetts Bay. They both fought hard but in the end the British retreated. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This was fought in the early stages of the Revolutionary War, the British win this battle. Joseph Warren also died during this battle. -
Publication of Common Sense
This book was full of moral and political arguments that were meant to make people in different places and different colonies fight for the egalitarian government. As it went through the different colonies it became a sensation. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting that took place in Phili. It was basically a explanation to the foreign countries about why the separated themselves from Great Britain. -
Battle of Trenton
This was another battle during the Revolutionary War. It was a small battle but it was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The British did not win this battle. -
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Battle of Saratoga
This occurred during the second year of the revolutionary war. It was two important battles that were 18 days apart. It was a big turning point in the Revolutionary war and a big win for the Continental Army. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was a location for the encampment ran by General George Washington's Army. There were at least 11,000 soldiers but hundreds of them died from disease. They were all loyal troops and that's what made them hang on. -
Battle of Cowpens
It was another battle during the Revolutionary War. It was another American victory. The British casualties were thought to be around 600 when the Americans were only around 72. -
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Battle of Yorktown
Virginia marked the end of the last major battle in the American Revolution and the start of the nations independence.
It had also showed George Washington's great roll as a leader and proved he's a good person to be in the leaders position.Because of that he was elected first president of the United States. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris by some representatives of King George the third of Great Britain and some representatives of the United States. It officially ended the Revolutionary War.
