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French and Indian war
The French and American Indians fought against British colonists for land -
Proclamation of 1763
King George III said hatbox no settlements were allowed past a line drawn along the Appalachian mountains -
Sugar Act
The British taxed the colonists on sugar and other sugar-based products -
Stamp Act
A British tax on the colonists imposed on all paper documents -
Quartering Act
Act of parliament forcing to house and provide for British soldiers in the colonies -
Townshend Act
The act imposing a tax on paint, paper, lead, glass, and tea -
Boston Massacre
A sentry of soldiers that were sorrounded by angry colonists let loose several shots upon the crowd killing five men -
Tea Act
Act passed to help get the large supply of tea out of British warehouses -
Boson Tea Party
The colonial protest where a bunch of men dressed up as Native Americans boarded British ship and dumped tea in he Boston harbor -
Coercive Acts
The acts that blocked the Boston harbor and made the colonists stop having government meetings -
First Continental Congress
Meeting to talk about the colonists' response to the coercive acts -
Lexington and Concord
The first battles of the American Revolution also know as "the shot heard round the world" -
Second continental congress
The meeting where the Declaration of Independence was adopted and colonial war efforts were managed -
Saratoga
The turning point in the war. The French joined forces with the colonists because of the colonial win here -
Winter at Valley Forge
The time period in which french men were training colonists to be soldiers -
Yorktown
The final battle in the American revolution where Cornwallis surrendered -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The treaty negotiated between the United States and Great Britain recognizing American independence
