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Benedict Arnold Becomes a Traitor
Arnold betrayed America by contacting Henry Clinton and made a pact with him -
French Indian war starts
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French Indian war
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French Indian war ended
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Proclomation of 1763
closed colonial expansion westward -
Admirality courts
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1764 Sugar Act
Goal to make 100,000 pounds signaled end of colonial exemption from revenue -
Boycotts
Colonial leaders organized Boycotts on taxed goods -
stamp act of 1765
First internal tax levied American colonist -
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Stamp Act
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Quartering act of 1765
required colonies to provide British soldiers with food and shelter -
Sons And Daughters of Liberty
Secret organization that protested the stamp act -
Virginia Resolves
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Stamp Act Congress
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Repeal of Stamp Act
The stamp act got repealed -
Declaration Act
Stated authority was the same in America as it was in Britain -
New York Assembly disbanded
The Assembly was disbanded because it didnt allow quartering Act -
Townsend Acts
Imposed duties on lead,glass,paint, and paper -
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Quiet Period
no complaint from colonist -
Boston massacre
5 civilians died and more were injured as British soldiers fired upon unarmed men -
Committees of Correspondence
formed by Sam Adams system of communication -
Tea act
Monopoly on Tea sales -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist dressed as indians and dumped 342 crates of british tea in the water -
Boston Port Act
Part of Intollerable acts closed port of Boston until price of dumped tea was recovered -
Massachusetts Governmet Act
Act for better regulating Government of Massachusetts Bay -
Administration of justice
Personal activity and structure of Justice system -
First Contenintal Congress
Representatives From all colonies exept Georgia met in Philidelphia Gathered ti discuss intolerable acts. -
Second contenintal Congress
Managed colonial War effort -
Lexington and Concord
forst shot starting the revolution were fired at lexington -
Ticonderoga
America took over a British Garrison -
American Ivasion of Canada
First major move by new American army -
Washington appointed Commander of Continental Army
First American President and accepts to be leader of an army -
Bunker Hill
British defeated AMerica in this Battle -
Common sense Published by Thomas Pain
Book that inspired colonist to fight for freedom and independence -
Declaration of Independence Written by Thomas Jefferson
Summarized Colonist Motivations for seeking independence -
Hessian Mercenaries by British
British hired Mercenaries -
battle of Trenton
Occured Afters Washingtons crossong of Delaware river -
Battle of Saratoga
Joh Burgoyne proposed a plan to defeat America -
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Valley Forge Winter
Washington chose a spot where the colonist could successfu;y defend a British attack -
France Allies With Americans
Frence Decides to Help America -
Spain Allies with America
Spain Helps out America -
Articles of Confederation are Approved
Documents that created the first central Government for the U.S. -
Yorktown
Washington goes to battle with General Lord Charles Cornwalis -
Treaty of Paris
Ended American Revolutionary war