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Treaty of Paris 1763
After seven years of war the fighting ended. The French and Indian War was over. Britain claimed all land east of the Mississippi river. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclomation of 1763 forbade the Americans from ggoing west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
Britain passed the sugar act which put a tax on sugar, molasses, and other goods. It called for strict enforcement, and punishment to smugglers. It mostly effected colonial merchants. -
Stamp Act
This law required that all legal and commercial papers carried a stamp. This stamp signified that a tax had been paid. This was the first act that taxed the colonist directly. Colonists along with Patrick Henry protested vigorously. -
Quartering Act
This was an act passed by parliament to save money. It required colonies to hoouse British soldiers and provide them with nessecities. Most of the troops ended up in New York. -
Tea Act
After parliament repealed the Townshend Acts they proposed a new law called the Tea Act. The Tea act gave the British East India Company control over the trading of tea. Colonists who had not been paying taxes on smuggled tea, would now have to. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of American men board a british ship. They then go on to destroy 342 chests of tea. Britain was outraged. -
Intolerable
The Coercive acts, otherwise known as the Intolerable acts were a series of laws to punish the colonists. They included laws to close the port of Boston until the destroyed tea was paid for. They also banned the Committees of Correspondence and allowed British soldiers to stand trial in Britain. -
The First Continental Congress
During this meeting they voted to ban all trade with Britain until the Intolerable acts were repealed. They also instructed each colony to begin training troops. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
On April 19 the British had two things on the agenda. Capture John Hancock and Samuel Adams, and capture military supplies. The first battle of the Revolutionary War was just outside of Lexington. -
The Second Continental Congress
In the second continental congress they agreed to form the continental army. They appointed Washington the general. They also began printing paper money. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
After Militia men started building fortifications. The British attacked and won Bunker hill, but not without 1,000 deaths and injuries. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was a recent Immigrant when he wrote Common Sense witch made a strong case for American independence. It convinced many Americans that a complete break was necessary. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson, along with others, was selected to draft the Declaration of Independence. It was written well within two weeks. On July 2, the measure passed. -
The battle of Long Island
The battle of Long Island was the first major battle of the war. Americans were defeated by the British who were then allowed to capture New York City. -
The battle of Brooklyn
This was one of the biggest battle of the war. The British invaded New York City with 35,000 soldiers. There was 25,000 Americans. -
American Crisis by Thomas Paine
This pamphlet encouraged Soldiers to keep fighting. It said that they will earn the love of the country. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The battle happened when the British retreated to Saratoga and fell asleep. The Americans came and fired on them nonstop. The British surrendered. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
The Americans were at Valley Forge over the winter of 1777 - 1778. By the time they left starvation, along with disease, killed 2,500 soldiers. -
The Battle of Yorktown
This battle was the last major battle of the war. The American and French surrounded the British. General Cornwallis had to surrender 8,000 troops. -
The Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the Revolutionary War. It declared the United States Indepenedent. Each side was required to pay debts to eachother.
