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Treaty of Paris
Britain claimed all land east of the Mississipi river. They gave Spain new orleans. They also gave the spanish cuba and The phillipines for florida. -
Proclamation of 1763
This forbade colonist to settle west of the appalachians. The colonist were angered, because they thought they had fought for the right to settle there. -
Sugar Act
The act taxed sugar, molasses, and other shipped products to the colonies. The colonist were upset and said no taxation without representation, because they were not represented in Parliament. -
Stamp Act
The act required all legal documents and commercial documents to carry an officail stamp showing that tax has been paid. -
Quartering Act
A cost-saving measure that the british used in the colonies to quarter, or house, British soldiers and provide them with supplies. -
Boston Maasacre
a group of youth and dock workers, including Crispis Attucks started insulting british troop in front of the Customs House, a fight broke out and soldiers fired at them, and attucks and four laborers were killed. -
Tea Act
Parliament passsed the tea act, which gave The British East india trading company control over the colonies , and this angered colonist because they had to pay tax and regulated tea. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of men disgused as native americans, boarded three tea ships docked in the bay of boston. THey destroyed 342 chest full of tea. The colonist thougth that this would show Britian how strongly they opposed taxation. This helped start the revolutionary war. -
Intoreble Acts
The act closed the ports of boston until the colonist payed for the tea. It banned comittees of correspondence,Allowed britian to house troops whenever necesarily, and let british officials accused of crime to stand trail in Britian. -
First Continental Congrees
Delegates from each colony meet in Philadelhia except Georgia did not chose to send delegates. The first continental congress decided to ban all trade with Britian, until the intoreble acts were repealed. They also said each colony should start training troops. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first battles of the revolutionary war. The british went to destroy supplies in concord and capture Sam Adams and John Hancock in Lexington. The americans were alerted of this because of Paul Revere, and William Dawes. -
Second Continental Congress
The second ontinetal congress was created after the warefare of the revolutionary war. They decided on having a continetal army, who would lead it. They also voted for independence in July. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Militiamen seize bunker and breeds hill behind Charlestown. The fortified Breed hill, and the Alarmed British attacked. More than 1,00 british troops were killed, and the militiamen lost about 400 casualties. The moral victory went to the Americans, but they lost the battle. The americans became cocky, thinking they were better than they really were. -
Common Sense By Thomas Pain
Paine wrote Common sense to make a strong case for independence. This pamplet convinced many Americans to break away from Britain. He said that all monarchies "corrupt". He also ridiculed that the idea that kings ruled by the will of God -
Declaration Of Independece
The declaration stated that people had unalienble right, that the government couldn't take away.If a government disregards these rights, it loses it right to govern and the people can abolish it. This document also explained reason to break way with Britain. Britain saw this as a very serious action of treason. The delegates would be hanged if they lost the war. -
Battle of Long Island
One of the first major battles after America declared itself independent. Washington lost the battle. The british were led by William Howe. This battle helped Britian capture Boston. -
American Crisis By Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine wrote American Crisis to inspire colonists -
Battle Of Trenton
Wasington crossed the delaware to attack the hessian in Trenton. He had to attack because most of jis men would leave, due to the one year enlistments. The hessians had their guard down, because it was christmas. Washington won with little resistance. -
Battles of Saratoga
Series of battles that led to Burgoyn surrendering. The battles had two consequences, first Benedict Arnold became a traiter, And the French are thinking about helping the americans. -
Winter at Valley Forge
George Washington retreated to valley forge when he lost a battle ot Howe. He had suppiles set there incase of a retreate. He didn't know that the british took everything and they had nothing. He recieved suppplies from women in Philadelphia. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major land batttle of the revolutionary war. Washington and Frech soldiers, against cornwall, a british General.This helped end the war -
Treaty of Paris
This ended the revolutionary war between Britian and America. The other countries that fought, France, Spain, and The dutch Republic, signed another agreement called the Peace of Paris
