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Treaty of Paris of 1763
This treaty put the French completely out of the North American continent after the Battle of Québec. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation prohibited colonists from settling west of Appalachian Mountains due to fear of Indian attacks. -
Sugar Act of 1764
It was the first law ever passed by Parliament to raise money in the colonies for the crown. It raised taxes on imported sugar from the West Indies. -
Stamp Act of 1765
It mandated the use of stamped paper or the affixing of stamps. It was put in place to pay back the cost of the war to Britain. -
Quartering Act of 1765
Certain colonies were required to provide food and housing to British Troops. -
Stamp Act Congress of 1765
27 delegates from 9 colonies came together to draw up a statement of their rights and asked Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. -
Declaratory Act of 1766
It reaffirmed that the British government had absolute sovereignty over the North American colonies. -
Townshend Acts of 1767
It was a light tax import tax on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
Boston Massacre of 1770
British were provoked by a resentful Bostonian crowd and open fire, killing or wounding 11 people. -
Boston Tea Party of 1773
Roughly 100 Bostonians, disguised as Indians, dumped the contents of 342 chests of tea into the Atlantic Ocean. -
Intolerable Acts of 1774
They were a series of acts to chastise the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. The biggest act was that the port was closed until all damages were paid. Also, restrictions were placed on town meetings. -
The First Continental Congress of 1774
The Congress was created in response to the Intolerable Acts and was to meet in Philadelphia. They were to consider ways of redress grievances. 12 of the 13 colonies sent men, all except Georgia. -
Lexington and Concord, 1775
They wanted to seize stores of gunpowder from the colonies and capture the rebel ringleaders, Samuel Adams and John Hancock. At the Lexington the first shots of the American Revolution were fired. At Concord the British were out numbered and were forced to retreat. -
Second Continental Congress of 1775
At this Congress all 13 colonies were represented. Not a solid sentiment for independence though they did want a redress if grievances. They created measures to raise money to make an army and navy. -
Bunker Hill, 1775
The colonists seized the hill from which they launched a frontal attack with 3000 men on the British. Americans mowed down the British but they ran out of ammo and ran away. -
Olive Branch Petition, 1775
The petition was adopted by congress to profess loyalty to the crown and it tried to quell the fighting. There was no room for reconciliation in King George lll’s eyes. -
Publication of Common Sense by Thomas Paine, 1776
It was a pamphlet written by a radical named Thomas Paine. It advocated for the independence of the Americans and made some who were skeptical feel more comfortable with the idea of independence. -
Declaration of Independence, 1776
Thomas Jefferson was asked to draft the declaration after Richard Henry Lee proposed complete independence from Britain. -
Trenton, 1776
Washington stealthily crossed the Delaware river and captured 1000 Hessians. -
Saratoga, 1777
Burgoyne surrendered his entire command to Gen. Horatio Gates because he was unable to advance or retreat. -
Yorktown, Corwallis’ Surrender 1781
George Washington and Admiral de Grasse cornered Cornwallis, forcing him to surrender his entire force of 7000 men. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The treaty had Britain recognize the independence of the United States. It also formally ended American Revolutionary War. The Americans had to agree to stop further persecutions of Loyalists and confiscated Loyalist property must be restored. Additionally, debts owed to British creditors must be paid.
