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French and Indian War
this war begin in 1754, the war finally came to a end in 1763 with the treaty of pairs. this war gave great britain a massive gain of territory in north america. the war expense was a very big amount and lead to a lot of deaths. the war had a lot of benefits for great britain they got the most benefits such as greatly enlarged britain's debt. after the war to the the expense it soon lead to the american Revolution. -
Treaty of 1763
this war got the name of the "7 years war" between great britain and france this was signed on 10 February 1763. This war also involved their allies. france gave up all there territories in north america. there was a lot of conflict a lot of threats to the British colonies. -
Proclamation of 1763
this was issued by king gorge the 3 on october 7th 1763. this happened after the 7 year war, the lead to a forbade settlement west of Appalachian mountains. the colonies were upset because they were asking for the colonist to be restricted. this lead to a lot of problems and unmade decisions. -
Stamp Act
the stamp act was a Parliament of Great Britain, this Parliament put/imposed tax on the colonies of british. the stamp act got its name because a stamp needed to be provided for commissioned distributors to be able to exchange goods. a lot of colonist said they thought this act was unfair and not right for the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
this was a a confrontation on March 5, 1770, british soldiers shot and killed several people. the Boston Massacre was important because british was complaining about unfair taxes. during this Massacre 11 american men were shot a killed. this had a lot of impacts but was a great reasoning for the british to be heard. -
Boston Tea Party
the boston tea party had more of a political protest, this happened on December 16, 1773. this was important because there was a lot of tension between america and britain the tension was because america said they where not paying the taxes on it. the Boston Tea Party eventually lead to the American Revolution. this was a contributing factor to the declaration of independence. -
Intolerable Acts
this was laws passed, the british parliament were the ones who ended up passing the parliament after the boston tea party in 1774.many people believed that these laws where laws to try and isolate boston. many colonist did not like this and it seemed to cause a lot of rage and people feeling unfair. this soon began to become a on going event as people continued to show there anger and feelings. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
this battle was the first somewhat military engagement to the soon uncontrollable American Revolutionary War. this war was fought on April 19, 1775, on april 18th people seem to say a wide variety to hundreds of british troops marched to concord from boston to make their point. the patriots made the first shot and it got its nickname "the shot heard around the world". -
Battle of Bunker Hill
this year war fought on June 17, 1775 this took place in the early stage of the american revolutionary war. the british beat the americans this only left home for the americans. Major John Simpson took the very first shot at the Battle of Bunker Hill. this war was actually fought on a hill because the british had a better view to overlook the city. -
Publication of Common Sense
this is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776. in this book it explains independence for Great Britain. Paine put many arguments and discussions in this pamphlet to help people get a better understanding -
Declaration of Independence
the congress meet Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776 to settle the Declaration of Independence. the Declaration of Independence is the 13 american colonies pretty much gave there connections to great britain.the Declaration of Independence had 3 main points all men are created equal, you live a happy life, you have right. John Hancock was the one to sign the Declaration of Independence FIRST. -
Battle of Trenton
this was a very small war also fought during the revolutionary war this war to place in a early morning on December 26, 1776 in a town called Trenton in new jersey. this war was so important because Hessian army was destroyed in the Washington's raid. this also helped the americans a huge amount. this war was a big victory for Washington and the american troops! -
Valley Forge
one of 3 winter wars in the 1777-1778. this was a big turning point in the american Revolutionary War. the washington's army became the victories in the war. this put a good sign of realife on meany conloinest. -
Battle of Saratoga
this war happened on October, 1777. this had two battles in a sapin of in the spaned of 18 days. during this war the british surrendered and lost Saratoga. -
Battle of Cowpens
this war took place January 17, 1781. this war gave a massive role in confidence to the Patriot morale. this was a big turning point for the americans because with them winning this made the british army retreat and give america a boost of confidence. -
Battle of Yorktown
this was a battle in September 28–October 19, 1781. this was important because this was the last big major battle of the american revolution. the Continental Army won this battle with the leader of George Washington. during this war 500 British 200 French 80 americans were killed during this war. -
Treaty of Paris
this was signed by King George III on September 3, 1783 ending the american Revolutionary War. what this did was give the U.S independence and garntued them western territory. this made a big mark on history and helped us get to where we are today.
