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Treaty of Paris - 1763
The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Peace of Paris and the Treaty of 1763 was signed by Great Britian, France, Spain, and Portugal. It ended the French and Indian War. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III at the end of the French and Indian/Seven Years War. It forbade settlers from crossing a made-up line somewhere in the Appalachian Mountains. The goal was to organize the citizens in North America. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Actof 1765 was a tax by the British Parliament on the colonies of British America. It required many items to be printed on stamped paper. -
Quartering Act
Quartering Act is two different Acts of British Parliament. It required the American colonies to provide British soldiers any accomodations and food that they needed. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshed Acts were a series of acts passed by Great Britain for the British colonies in North America. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident where the British Army killed 5 civilians and injured 6 others. This is significant because it turned colonial setiment against King George III. -
Sam Adams
Samuel Adams was one of the main leader of the movement that became the American Revolution. He was a founding father of the United States. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political Protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. Disguised as Indians, the demonstrators dumped an entire supply of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of acts passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Massachusits after the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was a series of delegates from 12 colonies, it was a response to the Intolerable Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military attacks in the Revolutionary War. They were fought in the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American silversmith, industialist, and a patriot. He is most famous for alerting the colonial militia that the British were coming before the battles of Lexington and Concord. -
John Adams
John Adams was the second president of the Untied States. He also played a role in leading the Congress to declare independence. -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine inspired the Patriots to declare independence from Great Britain. -
Patriots
Patriots were those who rebelled against Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. They declared the United States an independent nation. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement That announced that the 13 colonies, at war with Great Britain, were independent states. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a very important part in the Revolutionary War because it decided the fate of General John Burgoyne's army and was considered the turning point of the war, -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was won by American Troops led by General George Washington and French Troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau. -
Loyalists
The Loyalists were the American colonists that stayed loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolution. They were opposed by the Patriots. -
Treaty of Paris - 1783
The Treaty of Paris (1873) officially ended the Revolutionary War between the British on one side and America and their allies on another.