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Treaty of Paris, 1763
Treaty that ended French and Indian War. France gives up its North American Colonies. Land east of the Mississippi goes to England and all land west goes to Spain + Florida -
Proclamation of 1763
England forbids colonization west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act 1764
Tax on all foreign sugar and molasses imported to the colonies -
Stamp Act
Put into place to Raise Revenue for the new military force. It was a tax on paper products and certifying documents -
Quartering Act
Required the Colonies to provide Food and housing for British Soldiers -
Stamp Act Congress
Said that Colonies were okay with Britain passing laws as long as the Colonies had representation in parliament. -
Declaratory Act
Passed by parliament and stated that Parliament had the right to pass any law. -
Stamp Act Repealed
Stamp Act repealed due to protest, boycott and lost revenue. -
Townshend Act
A light import duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
Boston Masacare
British troops opened fire, killing 11 unarmed civilians -
Committees of Correspondence
Chief function was to spread the spirit of resistance by exchanging letters and thus keep alive the opposition to British policy. -
Boston Tea Party
Bostonians disguised as Indians smashed open 342 chests of tea and dumped their contents into the Atlantic. -
Intolerable Acts
Closed Boston Harbor until Tea Party was paid for and increased British Military presence in Boston. -
First Contenintal Congress
Congress held as a way to readdress colonial grievances. -
Lexington and Concord
First battle of the revolution. No sure answer for who shot first. -
Second Continental Congress
Congress which selected George Washington to be the military leader in Boston -
Bunker Hill
A battle where the British attempted to overpower the Americans three times before they were successful. -
Olive Branch Petition
Plead to the king to prevent the further killing of hostiles -
Common Sense
Book written by Thomas Paine conveying the idea of fighting for independence. -
Declaration of Independence
A declaration that colonists wrote expressing their feelings and the fact that they wanted to become independent. -
Trenton
George Washington Leads his troops and captures 1000 Hessians -
Saratoga
American Victory. Pushed back St. Legers force at Oriskany and forced him to give of command of his forces. -
Valley Forge
George Washingtons fort -
Yorktown
Last major battle against the British -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the war and recognized the independence of the united states.
