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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is the common name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America, the war is also known as the Seven Years' War. -
Proclamation of 1763
It established British had land from west of the Appalachians and south of Hudson Bay to the Floridas and ordered all settlers to withdraw. -
Sugar Act
The British king placed a tax on sugar, molasses, ect. The people in the colonies were worried that Britain would start making them spend more and more money for their goods through taxes. -
Stamp Act
The new tax said that all American colonists were required to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. This act was viewed as an attempt by England to raise money in the colonies without the approval of the colonial legislatures. -
Declaratory Act
This document stated the end of the Stamp Acts. The government repealed the Stamp Act because boycotts were hurting British trade and used the declaration to justify this repeal. -
Townshend Duties
The Townshend Acts applied taxes to paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea imported by the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired their weapons into a crowd of people and killed five men. This triggered angry citizens. -
Tea Act
It was designed to prop up the East India Company which was struggling financially with about eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of coloniest disguised as Native Americans dumped around 345 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerbale Acts
The colonies were pressed with greater taxes without any representation in Britain. This eventually lead to the Boston Tea Party. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord were the battles of the opening engagements of the American Revolution. -
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The American Revolution
A war between Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America. Seen to the colonies as their last chance to gain independence. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Took place on the Charlestown Peninsula on the North side of Boston Harbor. The American Colonists defeated the British. -
Olive Branch Petition
It was delivered by Richard Penn to the King in London .The King refused to see him or the document. It was an effort by the Americans to resolve differences with Britain and to avoid the Revolutionary War. An olive branch is a symbol of peace, which was the purpose of the petition. -
Common Sense published
The message Paine sent from the American Colonies was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. -
Siege of Boston (ends)
The Americans, who were led by George Washington, forced the British to withdraw from the town after an 11-month siege. -
Declaration of Independence
Document ment to sperate the original 13 colonies from their British King. -
Battle of New York
General Washington had been preparing his men as well as he could under the circumstances that his troops faced. Washington was at disadvantage by the British control of the sea, which allowed them to conceivably attack either Long Island or Manhattan. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington's troops acheived a surprise attack and defeated the British troops. The American victory was the first of the war, and helped to boost the confidence of the American soldiers. -
Battle of Saratoga
The British force was made up of 5,000 British, Brunswickers, Canadians and Indians. By the time of the surrender the American force was around 12,000 to 14,000 militia and troops. -
Battle of Germantown
The intention was to surprise the whole British army similar to the way the Hessians had been surprised at Trenton. -
Articles of Confederation (created)
Declared the colonies as free and independent states, and provided the legal documation needed to record their freedom. -
Valley Forge
For Washington's winter encampment, he selected Valley Forge on the Schuylkill River approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. This area was extremely cold during the winter of 1777. -
Battle of Charleston
The defenders ended up surrendering and it was the greatest loss of soldiers and equipment of the war for the Americans and gave the British a majority of the control of the Southern colonies. -
Battle of Camden
This battle was a British victory, and The American losses were enormous, nearly 1000 men killed and 1000 captured. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major engagement of the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the American Revolution between Britain and the 13 American colonies.
