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Proclamation of 1763
King George III Prohibited settlement of colonists past the Appalacian mountains after victory in the french and indian war to prevent conflict with Native Americans. -
Stamp Act
George Greenville convinced parliment to pass this law, Colonists had to buy Special Stamped paper for evey legal document they had. -
Quartering Act
Colonists were forced by parliment to house British Redcoats in their homes and provide food for them -
Sons of Liberty is created
Sons of liberty, formed by colonists, boycotted goods and harassed tax collectors and even royal governers. -
Declaratory Act
It stated the British still had authority over the colonists, and that taxing in the America was to be the same as in Britain. -
Stamp act is repealed
British economy dropped due to merchants boycotting their goods and refusing to import their goods so the law was removed. -
Townshend act
Taxes were put on everyday items including british tea, increasing the price before they were imported so it would seem as if the items had no tax on them when they were on store shelves. -
Boston Massace
Colonists threw snowballs and garbage at stationed redcoats ridiculing them, Preston who was in charge of the redcoats tried to control them but over the commotion, they fired killing several people. -
Tea Act
The British East India company had to much tea in their stocks and wanted to get rid of it so they cut the taxes for the tea -
Boston tea party
Samuel Adams and the sons of liberty dressed up as Mohaw Indians and dumped of british tea off of the boats and into the ocean in response to the Tea act -
Intolerable Acts
The boston harbor was shtudown and had to house redcoats, boston was also placed under martial law -
Boston under Martial law
Boston is now controlled by the british millitary, run by General Thomas Gage. -
First continental Congress
56 delegates met in Philadelphia and discussed their rights and decided to fight the british with force, creating the minutemen. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
General Gage tried to sieze ammunition that the colonists had and capture samuel adams and John Hancock but was surrounded by minutemen and lost. -
Second continental congress
John Adams wanted the minute men in boston with a leader, George washington. Congress also printed money to pay for troops and traded with foriegn countries. -
The battle of Bunker Hill
Thomas gage decided to strke minutemen at breeds hill and succeeded agianst the colonist but had major casualties. -
Creation Of the "commen sense" pamphlet
Thomas paine wrote that the colonist should pursuit independence and be able to trade with anyone. -
Declaration of independence was adopted
Thomas Jefferson finished the declaration and America declared independence but they didnt have it yet. -
Battle of Long island
William and Richard howe sailed into New york in attempt to take it over, Washington rallied 23,000 men but still failed. -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington and his men crossed the Delaware river and captured Hessians that were drunk and werent ready for the suprise attack. -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington and his men crossed the Delaware river and captured Hessians that were drunk and werent ready for the suprise attack. -
Battle of Philadelphia
Howe tried to capture Philadeplphia and succeeded taking in the loyalist's hospitality and kicking out George washington and the continental congress. -
Battle of Saratoga
Burgoyne mad a complex plan to take over New england with Howe but got constantly harassment from colonists until he had to surrender. -
Valley Forge
George washington and his men struggled through the winter at valley forge many men died of cold and lack of food and morale was very low. -
Battle of Monmouth
General Lee tried to suprise attack the British while they were traveling with large supplies but failed due to lack of order in his troops. -
battle of Savannah
Campbell Took over Georgia with a sneak attack, he flanked around American forces through a swamp and quickly took them down. -
Battle of Cowpen
Tarleton chased morgan and his troops and they met at cowpen, the British were expected to win but they lost due to colonists fighting back hard. -
battle of Guilford Court house
Cornwallis attacked Greene in North Carolina in response to the battle of cowpens, he won but with heavy casualties. -
Battle of Yorktown
Lafayette and Washington surrounded Cornwallis At Yorktown leaving him with no support or escape and forced him to surrender resulting in the end of the war and the gaining of independece for America. -
Treaty of Paris
America gained true independece and had its borders expanded down to florida and west to the Mississippi river.
