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French and Indian war
- France and England were at war.
- Lasted from 1754-1763.
- Fought because of land control in territories.
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Treaty of paris
- Treaty suceeded
- France lost all of it's north american claims
- Ended french and indian war
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proclamation of 1763
- Colonists were forbidden to cross the Appalachian moutains.
- Colonists did not want to be told what to do.
- First problem between the colonists and "Mother" England.
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Sugar Act
- Tax to pay for war dept.
- On sugar and molassis.
- FIRST tax placed on colonial goods.
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Stamp act
- Tax on legal documants.
- RESULT:Anger and protests by may colonists.
- Stamp act congress formed to organize boycott.
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Writs of assistance
- Custom officers could search ships at will.
- Few colonists were affected.
- Could also search houses.
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Townshend act
- Colonits boycott.
- Tax on household items.Such as paper, glass, lead, silk, and even tea.
- (Taxed on essential goods)
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Qaurtering act
- Were forced to provide supplies to british soldiers -Shelter -Food ,ETC.
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The tea act
- Parliament proposed the repeal of the townshend acts.
- British trade was hurt.
- Colcony boycott.
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Boston tea party
- A group of protestors disgused themselfs as native americans.
- The protestors boarded ships and dump the tea overboard. -There were 3 ships there.
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Intolerable acts
- Colonists could not hold town meetings
- Port of Boston was closed
- The first continental congress meets
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1st continental congress
-Meets in Philadelphia
-Each colony began training troops
- Ban all trade with britain -
Lexington
- After an initial skirmish the 700 british troops then moved on to this town.
- One of the battles that made the start of the war.
- John parker and 70 minutemen were waiting but britsh over powered the minutemen.
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Concord
- One of the battles recognized as the begining of the revolutionary war.
- ("shot heard around the world") about the 1st shots of the revolution in Ralph Waldo Emersons poem. -About 700 British Army regulars were given secret orders to capture and destroy military supplies that were reportedly stored by the Massachusetts militia at Concord.
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2nd Continental Congress
-Established continental army with George Washington as the commander.
-Olive branch petiton established.
-Declare their loyalty but ask for the repeal of the Intolerable acts. -
Bunker hill
-involved Patriots fortifying 2 hills over looking Boston harbor.
-("Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes".)
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Ft.Ticonderoga
-The 1777 Siege of Fort Ticonderoga occurred between 2 and 6 July 1777 at Fort Ticonderoga.
-8,000-man army occupied high ground above the fort, and nearly surrounded the defences.
- Ticonderoga was widely believed to be virtually impenetrable. -
Battle of New York
- British wanted to Capture New york city. -British attacked washington's army & inflickted heavy casualties.
- George washinton avoided the capture.
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Common sense
-Increased public support for American independance.
-Thomas Jefferson was choosen to compose the document.
-Based on the philosophy of John Locke. -
Declaration of independance
-Declaration of independance signed and put into action.
-Jefferson took out the section on slavery.
-Southern colonies would not sign. -
Battle of Trenton
-George washinton and the continental army Surprise attack.
-Cross the frozen delaware river
-Defeat over 800 Hessians -
Battle of Princeton
Just oaver a week after the victory.Defeating over 300 british troops in New Jersey. -
Battle of Saratoga
- Turning point in war.
- french didn't want to waste money on us if they didn't know we were going to win. -after this battle we got help from France.
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Winter at Valley Forge
- George Washington and his men were stuck at Valley Forge Pennsylvania.
- 1777-1778.
- In desperate need of food and warm clothing.
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Battle of Yorktown
-Became last major engagement between the British & American/French forces during the American revolution.
- gave the Americans their victory.
-Ultimately ends the revolutionary war. -
Treaty of Paris
-Treaty offically ends the american Revolution fought between the Americans & the british.
