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french and indian war
the french and the indians fought over land in the north the frnch won the land -
proclaimation of 1763
disallowed to cross west of the appilachtions
it was to protect the colonits and it made them very mad and frusterated -
suger act
taxes on suger and molasses
the idea of taxes is a growing issue but the suger act didnt affect to many people -
treaty of paris
had a war to claim all land east of the mississppi river and it made the colonist med cause theywere not allowed to go there -
stamp act
they put taxes on newspapers, wills, legal document ,any peace of paper use dwas taxed
it formed a boycott but i was eventually repealed -
writs of assitance
officers could reach ships at will
all merchants felt that this was invasion of privacyonly a few colonist were affected -
townshed acts
taxes on lots of different household items
a boycott was starte dbut eventually repealed -
the boston massacure
5 deaths and 6 injured
a mob came to the boston customs hous etension rose and shots were fired
the event was called a massacure and two men were guilty of manslaghter and 6 not guiltty -
quartering acts
colonists were required to provide food and household items for the british soldiers
they hated it but nothing could be done -
tea act
merchants wer ecut out of the trad ebecause a company controlled tea prices and tea sales in the colonies
the boston tea party was the result -
boston tea party
the sons of liberty through 90,000 pounds of tea into boston harbor (hows that a tea party)
lead to the intollerable acts -
intolerable acts
no more town meetrings for the port of boston closed
colonists began to come together and the first contenetal congress meets -
give me liberty speech
maintains intorlerable acts
increaced restrictions
patrick henry expexted war -
battle of lexington
700 british troops meet 70 minute men and fought then were drove away by 7000 munitemen and soldiers
a poem was written (lol) -
2nd continental congress
they met in philadephia to create an olive branch petion to declare loyaltiyand to ask him to repeal the intolerable acts
the king said no so they established th continental army lead by george washington -
capture of fort ticoderga
people came during the night and took over -
battle of bunkerhill
"dont fire till you see the whites of there eyes "
the colonists were low on amo so this is what they were instructed to do
but sadly they lost -
common sense
it became o roar
increased public support for ammerican independence
(this is my bday the 10th of jan ) -
declaration of independence
thomas jefferson wrote the ruft draft for thr declration of independence it was based on the philosphy of john locke
freedom sweet freedom ( yay) -
battle of new york
the britsh wanted new york city so they attacked washingtons army on long island and comflicted heavy casualites but george got away and went to pennsylvania so for the rest of the war the british have new york -
battle of trenton
continental army lanches a surprise attack and caputrue over 800 hessian men without losing one man -
battle of princeton
washington captures 300 british soldiers at princeton new jersy in january -
battle of saratoga
american general gates surrounds the remaining forces at saratoga and general burgoyne surrenders his army to the americans and this was a turning point because the treaty of alliance was made between france and spain and benjerman franklin helped with it -
winter at valley forge
washingtons men spent a long winter at valley forge penn the troops were in desparaite need of clothes warmth and food -
treaty of paris
a treaty that said
the british had to reconise as an independent nation
had to give us the land east of the mississippi
and in return we had decided to give all the land that had been taken back to the loyalists
