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Treaty of Paris- 1763
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War/ Seven Years War and France was left with no territory as British gained land. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation prohibited colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains due to fear the Native Americans would attack. -
Sugar Act of 1764
The Sugar Act was the first law to pass that raised tax revenue in the colonies by British Parliament and taxed molasses. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was passed by British Parliament that taxed stamps and any paper goods on the colonists. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act required specific colonies to provide food and shelter for the British troops -
Stamp Act Congress
This was a meeting held in New York City that had delegates from 9 colonies to try to repeal the Stamp Act. -
Declaratory Act
This act had stated that British had authority to make laws binding the colonists in any case. -
Townshend Act
It was a law British Parliament gave the colonists that taxed paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street riot that was between the Patriots and the British soldiers. This riot turned deadly once there were shots fired from the British and lead to 5 colonists being murdered with Crispus Attucks being the first man shot. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of around 100 Bostonians and members of the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and smashed open 342 chests full of tea over the ships. -
Intolerable Acts
These acts were made after the Boston Tea Party to punish the Massachusetts colonists. They closed the Peal Harbor and put Massachusetts under rule. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting held in Philadelphia where 12 out of the delegates showed up. They had discussed the Intolerable Acts, and sent a letter King George that they wanted to be treated fairly. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Many British troops were sent to Lexington and Concord to capture the rebel leaders and to take their weapons and ammunition. This resulted in 122 men dead from each side, and this was also what had started the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
The second meeting had included all of the delegates from each colony to further discuss the current issues with the British. In this meeting, the congress basically worked as the government because they were organizing colonists and making treaties. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
One of the first major battles that was fought during the American Revolution in Charleston. It occurred during the Siege of Boston, and at Bunker Hill where most of the fighting took place. The British had won. -
Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine, it was a pamphlet that supported and explained that the colonists deserve their independence from Great Britain. This pamphlet sold many copies around the colonies and opened the doors to the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson had written this and had advocated the colonists’ rights and their independence to the British. The congress had approved of it and is now one of the most important documents in the U.S. -
Battle of Saratoga
It consisted of series of battles and General John Burgoyne surrendered. The victory of the Americans was a turning point the Revolutionary War. -
Valley Forge
George Washington and the Continental Army had spent the winter at Valley Forge. They were not prepared, were starving, and many diseases had spread. -
Articles of Confederation
An agreement between all of the colonies that declared their rights. It was written by John Dickinson and was essentially their first constitution. -
Battle of Yorktown
The American colonists along with the help of French troops had laid seige to the British in Yorktown. The colonists had lead to the surrender of the British and that was the final battle of the American Revolution with the colonies in victory. -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
The peace treaty between the American colonists and the Britains where British finally acknowledged the colonists’ freedom and it officially ended the American Revolution.
