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Revolutionary Era
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Treaty Of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed to end the seven year war in North America. That caused the new era of british dominance outside of Europe. -
Proclamation
The Proclamation closed of the frontier to colonial expansion. The king and the councilmen passed the proclamation in hopes that it would calm the fear that the indians had of the colonists driving them off thier land. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was an act that stated anymone made in the colonial America was to be taxed. -
The Quartering Act
An act published by the British parlament was used to punish mutiny and desertion in the Americas. That caused for the armys to have better pay and sleeping quaters. -
Townshend Acts
The purpose of the Townshend Acts was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would be independent of colonial rule. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was where British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a protest where tho colonist destriod the tea by dumping them in the ocean. -
Intolerable Acts
This act was created because of the Boston Tea Party. The acts stripped Massachusetts of self-government and historic rights. -
1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of the twelve colonies.The colonies would each choose a deligate to represent that colonie. -
Paul Revere
When they heard the the British Troops were closing in they sent Paul Revere to warn the Massachusetts Provincial Congress thet the British was advancing. This because famous and it was called the midnight ride. -
Lexington and Concord
Was the first Military engadments of the Revolutionary War.The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in the mainland of British North America. -
Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress. And it stated that the American colonies will be thier own state free from the British Empier. -
Battle of Saratiga
It decided the fate of the British Army American War of Independence. And has be regarded as the turning point in the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Yorktown
was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on one side and the United States of America and its allies on the other.