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Treaty of paris
This treaty ended the war between the British and French in a British victory. -
The proclamation of 1763
King george the 3rd declared that the colonists couldn't settle westward towards the appalachians. Hes sent 30,00 soldiers some of which were hessians (german) soldiers. -
Quartering Act
It stated that American public houses had to house British Soldiers. -
Stamp Act
It was made by the british to tax things going in and out of the colonies. -
Townshed Act
Duties on tea, glass, lead, paper and paint to help pay for the administration of the colonies, named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. John Dickinson publishes Letter from a Philadelphian Farmer in protest. Colonial assemblies condemn taxation without representation. -
Boston Massacre
Angered by the presence of troops and Britain's colonial policy, a crowd began harassing a group of soldiers guarding the customs house; a soldier was knocked down by a snowball and discharged his musket, sparking a volley into the crowd which kills five civilians. -
Boston Tea Party
Angered by the Tea Acts, American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians dump £9,000 of East India Company tea into the Boston harbour. -
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Intolerable act
Four measures which stripped Massachusetts of self-government and judicial independence following the Boston Tea Party. The colonies responded with a general boycott of British goods. -
Continental Congress
Colonial delegates meet to organise opposition to the Intolerable Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
Begining of revolutionary war between the minutemen and british. Paul Revere warned the minute men so they knew the british were coming. -
Dec. of independance
Declared the 13 colonies independant.Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry were two of the first people to argue for independence. Thomas Paine helped the Revolutionary War by encouraging Americans to declare independence from England.The Sons of Liberty were a group of Patriots dedicated to independence.Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Decl. of Independence. Sam adams told people about idependance. -
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Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga, comprising two significant battles during September and October of 1777, was a crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The Battle was the impetus for France to enter the war against Britain, re-invigorating Washington’s Continental Army and providing much needed supplies and support. -
battle of Yorktown
, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War.Thomas Hutchinson, a Supreme Court justice in Massachusetts, was the most hated man in America before.During the Revolution Benedict Arnold, and was hung in effigy many times for being a loyalist. -
Treatyy of paris 1783
The formal ending of the revolutionary war. John Adams helped write the peace treaty with England. It was called the Treaty of Paris.During the Revolution, George was in charge of the American Army, and was away from home for most of the war. Martha stayed at Mount Vernon most of the time.Abigail Adams wanted the new government to protect and increase women's rights.
