-
Period: to
Revolution
-
Proclimation of 1763
No going west for colonists -
Stamp Act
Taxed stamps for colonists -
Townshend Taxes
This was a tax on paper, lead, glass, paints, and tea -
Boston Tea Party
People angry with tea tax threw thousands of dollars worth of tea in the Boston Harbor -
Intolerable Acts
These included the Boston Port Bill, Quarting Act, Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Govenment Act, and the Qubec Act -
Battle of Concord
British tried to seize weapons in Concord, "Shot heard 'round the world" in Lexington -
2nd Cont. Congress
-
Battle of Bunker Hill
Bloodiest battle of the war with the British taking 1000 in dead/wounded and the colonists taking 400 in dead/wounded. Took the British 3 waves to take the hilll, "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." -
Common Sense
Book written in common language asking for independence from Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
Declared our Independence from Britain. By Thomas Jefferson signed by 56 delagates. -
Saratoga
Considered the turning point of the war and gave the French confidence in the colonists. -
Yorktown
With the French using their Navy to cut off British supply ships, the colonists were able to defeat the British in a battle that led to the end of the war. -
Treaty of Paris
Signed between Britain and the colonists ending the war. Granted the colonies rights to the land from the Appalachians to the Mississippi.