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Treaty of Paris 1763
The Treaty of Paris 1763 was signed by Great Britain, France and Spain. The Treaty ended the Seven Year War between the countries. Britains army was now looked as weak and having outdated military tactics. -
Proclamation Line 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 started in the Alantic coast of Quabec and extended to the border in West Florida. The Proclamation closed off the land from colonial expansion. -
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Stamp, Sugar, Quartering, Townshend & Intolarable Acts
The Acst were acts placed onto the American colonists by the British that were always in the British's favor. The Stamp Act placed taxed on paper goods.It required the colonists to buy a stamp for many paper products such as newspapers, legal documents and playing cards. The Sugar act placed taxes on tea, sugar and molassas. The Quartering Act made the colonists provide food, clothes and shelter for British soldiers. The Townsend Act placed tea on glass, lead and paper. -
Boston Massacure
The Boston Masssacure was a strret fight between the patriots and British soldiers. The fight started when colonists were throwing snowballs and sticks at British soldiers.The fight escalated when British soldiers started killing colonists on the street. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when Americans climbed onto a ship owned by the East India Company dressed as Indians and threw tea into Boston Harbon. -
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The Battle of Lexington & Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord were the first military expierence the Americans had. The British were on their way into Lexington to confiscate weapons in Concord that the Americans needed for them to win the war. -
First Continental Congress
The First Congregational Congress was a group of deligates from 12 of the 13 colonies. All Colonies were represented except for Georgia. The Congress met to consider their options of boycotting British trade, rights and greivences. -
The Second Congregational Congress
The Second Congregational Congress was a group of people from the 13 colonies that met to discuss strategies of making armies, appointing diplomats, and making treaties. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Breed's Hill and was won by the British. This battle boosted the morale of the Americans even with the loss because they had made a big dent in the British's army. -
The Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt by the AMericans to avoid war with the British. The Petition was a way to show the king the colonists and British can talk out their differences without anyone else getting hurt and it was all a misunderstanding and they were still loyal to the British crown.When the king didn't even take time to read the petition it gave the Americans the O.K they needed to be able to rebel -
Common Sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet that was written by Thomas Paine. George Washington had Common Sense be read to his troops to help boost morale and give a meaning to why they were fighting the British. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by the delagates of the Second Congregational Congress. The Declaration of Independence announced that the 13 colonies would no longer be part of Britain and all tries between the two were to be cut,. -
The Crisis
The Crisis was read to Washingtons troops three days before they won the battle of Trenton.The Crisis gave American troops a new feeling of morale. -
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Battle of Trentona and Princeton
The Battles of Princeton and Trenton were fought by Washingtons troops.The British had not been expecting the American troops because of it being Christmas and the war was not generally fought on Christmas.Washington saw no other days to fight for his troops were lacking resources and he did not think they would make it if they didn't take out the British when they did, The Battle of Princeton was fought by surrounding British troops forcing them to surrender. -
Battle of Saratoga
During the Battle of Saratoga the American troops surrounded the British troops after 10 days General Burgoyne surrendered his whole army. This battle aloowed the americans to get allies. -
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Battles of Camden/ Kings Mountain/Cowpen
The Battle of Camden was a big win for the British. It was won in South Carolina .It was won under General Gates. The Battle of Kings Mountain was a win for the patriots over loyalists in North Carolina.The Patriots won over Major Fergeson. The Battle of Cowpen was the turning point for the war in the South. It was a battle that would lead into the Battle of Yorktown. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown took plave in Yorktown,Viginia. it was won by American troops and French army troops over by British General Cornwallis.This was the last major battle of the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris 1983
The treaty of Paris 1783 is was officially ended the war.
