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Treaty of Paris
Ends the French and Indian War. British gain the Ohio River Valley. -
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Road to Revolution
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Sugar Act
(First law ever passed by Parliament for raising tax revenue in the colonies) Increased the work on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies. -
Quartering Act
Required certain colonies to provide food in quarters for British soldiers. -
Stamp Act
Raise revenge used to support the new military; mandated use of stamped paper, fixing of stamps, certifying payment of tax. -
Declaratory Act
Passed by Parliament after repeal of the stamp act, defined constitutional principle, absolute and unqualified sovereignty over its North American colonies. -
Parliament Suspends New York Legislature
Americans became rebellious in English government suspended legislator of New York for failure to comply with the Quartering Act. -
Townshend Act
A light import duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea. (taxed anything coming into America) -
Boston Massacre
60 people taunted redcoats. Nervous and provoked troops open fire killing/wounding 11 citizens. -
All Townshend Acts Repealed (except tea tax)
Lord North persuaded Parliament to repeal Townshend Acts but Tea was still taxed. -
Committee of Correspondence is Formed
Created by Samuel Adams, spread spirit of resistance by exchanging letters, kept alive opposition to British policy. -
Boston Tea Party
100 Bostonians dressed as Indians smash 342 chests of tea and dumped into the Atlantic. Goal- Cheap price didn’t pose in invincible temptation to people. -
Intolerable Acts
Series of acts passed to chastise Boston and Massachusetts. -
Quebec Act
French guaranteed Catholic religion. Permitted to retain many old customs and institutions. Boundaries of Quebec extended southwards to Ohio River. -
Continental Congress Established
Created in response to the intolerable acts, met in Philly and discussed ways redressing colonial grievance. -
Boycott of British Goods
Decided at first continental Congress, called for a complete boycott of British goods non import non export non-consumption sought to repeal offensive legislation and return to days before tax. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
British commander in Boston sent to Lexington and Concord. Sent to get colonial gun powder and rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock. -
Second Continental Congress
Met in Philadelphia soon after the launch of the American Revolutionary War. All 13 colonies were there. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. British defeated Americans. -
King George III Issues Proclamation Declaring Rebellion
In response to the arrival of William Penn in England, carrying Congress's petition for independence. This action officially declared the colonies to be in a state of rebellion. -
Publication of Common Sense
The foundational document of American independence and foreign policy. Drafted by Thomas Paine, became one of the most influential pamphlets written. -
Declaration of Independence Approved
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson. Originally Richard Henry Lee‘s resolution. Established the new American revolutionary government and officially declared war against Great Britain. -
Battle of Yorktown
French and Americans on land and sea, entrapped British army on a peninsula at Yorktown and forced its surrender. The siege virtually ended military operations in the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris
British formally recognize the independence of the United States. Granted boundaries. (Mississippi on the west to the Great Lakes on the north into the Spanish Florida on the south)
