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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was a long-standing rivalry between France and England. It was fought in Europe and is also commonly known as the 7 years war. One cause of the French and Indian war is that the English were concerned about French Forts being built by in the Ohio River Valley.The war was officially declared in 1756. The English had a much higher population than the French. France was more active in fur trading, and missionary priests while England was more active in trades and farms. -
Treaty of 1763
the Treaty of 1763, also known as the Treaty of Paris, ended the French and Indian war. England got all of the French territory in Canada, florida, and rights to slave trade. Spain got French territory west of the Mississippi River and New Orleans.France lost all Canadian colonies and all claims to land on the east side of the Mississippi River. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 forbid settlers to live and settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains. It also allowed England to control westward expansion. This benefitted most Indian tribes because the line let them live in peace without any new settlers. This attempt failed. Settlers continued to swarm across the boundary and to claim lands farther into the Ohio River Valley. It was not policed by British troops. There was minimal effects on limited colonial expansion. -
Stamp Act 1765
The Stamp Act made it mandatory that merchants and lawyers buy stamps for ships' paper and legal documents. Actual stamp tax was not expensive, but the principle of the matter is what upset colonists. Patrick Henry called for a repeal of the tax, or the king would face a mutiny. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a protest that happened before the news of the repeal even reached the colonies. The incident quickly transformed by local resistance leaders into the "Boston Massacre". Soldiers were tried and found guilty of manslaughter but called murders by colonial propaganda. -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committee of Correspondence was proposed by Samuel Adams, the leader of the resistance movement in Boston in 1772. It proposed the creation of such committees in Boston to publicize the grievances against England throughout the colony. It was pretty much a propaganda campaign. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest where American colonists were frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing "taxation without representation". The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists. It showed that Americans wouldn't stand for taxation and railed American patriots across the 13 colonies to fight for independence. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government. The port of Boston was closed as a result of the Intolerable Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord were small towns outside of Boston. Minutemen meet Redcoats in a very brief skirmish. This battle started the war. -
Bunker Hill
This battle was fought during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolution. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The British defeated the Americans. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. It was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. It states the reasons the British colonies of North America sought independence in July of 1776. -
Trenton
Trenton was a small battle during the American Revolution. The American side won. Washington led the main part of the army across the Delaware River. -
Publication of Common Sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government.It was published anonymously before the American Revolution started. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was Washington's army camp in Pennsylvania during Winter of 1777. Over 2,000 men died during the brutal, freezing WInter. The surviving soldiers emerge in Spring newly inspired. -
Saratoga
Saratoga was two battles in New York in fall of 1777. The 2nd was a decisive American victory. There was a major turning point in the war. These battles inspired France to sign the Treaty. -
Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was an engagement during the American Revolution War. It was fought near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina. Cowpens was the most decisive American victory of the War for Independence. -
Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown happened in October of 1781. Lord Cornwallis surrenders to the Continental army. America eventually wins the war. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The Treaty of Paris was signed by the U.S and British representatives. This essentially ended the American Revolution. This agreement recognized U.S independence and granted the U.S significant western territory.
