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Treaty of Paris, 1763
Treaty that ended the French and Indian War. France gives up its North American colonies. All the land east of the Mississippi goes to England. Spain gives Florida to England. -
Proclamation of 1763
England forbids colonization west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
A law that raised tax revenue in the colonies for the crown. It increased the duty on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies. -
Quartering Act
This act forced colonists to house and provide for British soldiers. This is including housing and feeding the soldiers. -
Stamp Act Congress
Was where elected officials of the colonies decided to hold a congress to try and get rid of the Stamp act. -
Stamp Act
Taxed all paper goods, such as playing cards, marriage licenses', etc. -
Declaratory Act
Gave Parliament the right to pass any law on the colonists. -
Townshend Act
A series of taxes that taxed various things such as glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
This event was the first act of blood-shed in the Revolution between the colonists and the British. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the first major act of defiance against the British. They dressed up as Indians and tossed chests of Tea into the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
It was a series of laws that were issued in order to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
It was a congress that was made to discuss how to organize and make proper decisions for the future, it was made up of delegates of twelve of the thirteen colonies. -
Lexington and Concord
This was the battle where the shot was heard around the world. It was were British soldiers and Militiamen fought one another. -
Second Continental Congress
Was a congress made up of delegates of the thirteen colonies where they discussed what they should do and made up new appeals for the British people and King. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Was a moral victory for the colonists where they held Breed's hill for three attacks from the British before leaving because they had no ammunition. -
Olive Branch Petition
It was a petition meant to stop the British from further hostilities. -
Common Sense
It was a pamphlet that was meant to encourage the revolt against the British. -
Declaration of Independence
It was the declaration that the colonists were separating from the British and that they were becoming independent. -
Battle of Long Island
The colonists barely won with eighteen thousand ill-trained troops against the British which had five hundred ships and thirty-five thousand men. -
Trenton
George Washington stealthily lead his troops across the Delaware river and surprised and captured 1000 Hessians. -
Battle of Saratoga
It was the turning point in the war for the Colonists. It was the beginning of there victory against the British. -
Valley Forge
Was a military camp where the colonists army had to survive the harsh winter with limited supplies. -
Battle of Yorktown
It was the battle that decided that the United States would win, because of the defeat of Cornwallis and his 7,000 British soldiers in Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
Was a treaty that stated that the United States was recognized as a independent nation.
