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Washingtons defeat at Fort Necessity.
The Battle of Fort Necessity was one of the first battles of the French and Indian War and George Washington's only military surrender. The French attacked on the British Fort Necessity, and were victorious. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin. -
George Washington's defeat at Fort Duquesne
.The battle of Fort Duquesne was a british attack on the French Fort Duquensne. The attack on Fort Duquesne was part of a large-scale British expedition with 6,000 troops led by General John Forbes to drive the French out of the contested Ohio River Valley. Washington was defeated in this battle. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the Revolutionary War, and recognized American independence. -
Proclomation of 1763
-The Proclamation of 1763 forbade the settlement of American colonists beyond the Appalachian mountains.
-It was designed to fairly work out Native disputes, and not start any fights.
-The Proclamation upset the colonists, as they had fought for this territory and believed it was their right to it.
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Sugar Act
Tehe sugar act was the first law ever passed by Parliament which raised tax revenue in the colonies
-Increased tax on sugar imported from West Indies to North American colonies
Colonists- very upst after bitter protest these taxes were lowered and the anger by the colonists died down. -
Stamp Act
- The Stamp Act states that stamps were to be be affixed to paper as real proof of payment. -Approximately fifty items needed stamps, such as commercial and legal documents.
- Examples were like: marriage licenses, bills of lading, newspapers, pamphlets, diplomas and playing cards -Caused started an uproar in colonies- this led to nonimportation agreements, and theStamp Act Congress. -Repealed after a lot of protest in 1766.
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Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was passed by George Grenville in 1765 , it required certain colonies to provide food and lodging to British soldiers stationed in the area.
-Kept colonial resentment alive after Sugar Tax was reducted. -
Sons of Liberty
-Formed By Samuel Adams
-Protested Stamp Acts - future acts
-Burned Effigies
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Daughters of Liberty
- The Daughters of Liberty were formed Shortly After The Townshend Acts were proposed throughout the colonies. -Protested Multiple Acts Afterwards
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Stamp Act Congress
Congress in New York City with 27 delegates representing 9 of the American colonies.
-it had dignified debate, then drew up statement of rights and grievances urging Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act
-The Stamp Act Congress was gnored in Britain, it had little effect in the American colonies, but a step towards colonial unity. -
Declatory Act
-The Declatory act bounded the colonies to Parliament "in all cases whatsoever," affirming Parliament's complete authority over them.
- The American Colonists wanted some self-government, Parliament would not grant- angered. -
Townshend Acts
Townshend Acts information and text-Acts passed by Prime Minister Charles Townshend
.The most important of these acts was a smaller tax on goods such as tea, paint, glass, white lead and paper payable in American ports
.Part of tax paid for royal governors' salaries- colonists cherished right to control governors by suspending their salary
.Colonists somewhat angered, revived nonimportation agreements, but not as angered as they were by Stamp Act
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Boston Massacre
The colonists of Boston were raged with the Red Coats and clubbed them and threw rocks and snowballs, provoking them to open fire. 5 "innocent" colonists were killed, including Crispus Attucks, the leader of the mob and an African American slave. Both sides were partially to blame, but this incident was used in revolutionary propaganda and fueled the colonists' anger. -
The Commitee of Correspondence
The Commitee of Correspondence was organized in 1773 by Samuel Adams in Massachusetts to alert the colonists informed of British anticolonial actions and to plan colonial resistance or countermeasures. -
Boston Tea Party
-The Boston Citizens (Sons Of Liberty) disguised themselves as Indians, and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
-Earlier in the year of 1773, the nearly bankrupt British East India Company had 17 million chests of unsold tea. British government would lose tax revenue if it went bankrupt- Which gave British India Company monopoly of American tea trade. Tea cheap, even with tax.
-Americans realized Britain's attempt to make them accept tax- protests, including Boston Tea Party. -
Tea Act
The British legislation gave a tea monopoly in the American colonies to the British East India Company. The Tea Act adjusted the duty regulations to allow the struggling company to sell its large tea supply way below the prices charged by colonial competitors. The Tea act was heavily opposed by colonists as another, of many examples of taxation without representation. The Resistance to the act resulted in the Boston Tea Party. -
Coercive(Intolerbale Acts)
Parliament passed acts to punish Massuchsetts, specifically Boston, for the Boston Tea Party.
- Closed Boston harbor for trade until damages paid, order assured
-Administration of Justice Act- British officials who committed misdemeanors tried in England
- many charter rights were revoked, restrictions on town meetings
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Quebec Act
Parliament passed the Quebec act regarding the French Canadians in territory from French and Indian War.
-The Act allowed to retain customs- Catholicism, no trial by jury or representative assembly
-Borders of Quebec province extended to Ohio River
American colonists considered this an "Intolerable Act." Didn't like Catholics, wanted Ohio River valley that they had fought for, feared rights being taken. -
First Continental Congress
12 colonies were represented by 55 delegates. Drew up Declaration of Rights, wrote appeals to other British American colonies, King George III and the people of Britain. The First Continental Congress debated, and discussed about the grievances in the colonies. -
Battle of Concord
Took place right after Battle of Lexington. It was the British attempt to seize colonial gunpowder, capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock, who were the leaders of the rebellion. Colonists prepared after Lexington, hid behind walls and shot British, pushed back to Boston. Seventy British soldiers were killed, with 300 total British casualties. -
Battle of Lexington
The Battle of Lexington took place right before Battle of Concord. Both were attempts by the British to seize colonial gunpowder and capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock, who were leaders of the rebellion. Colonial militia did not disperse quick enough- British opened fire. Eight colonists killed, several wounded in battle. -
Second Continental Congress
All 13 colonies were represented at yet another convention to address American grievances. Made more appeals of grievances to the king. They sent an "Olive Branch" petition as well, affirming their loyalty and pledging for an and to the hostilities. Although they did not seek independence, the congress decided to raise money for an army, appointing Washington as its commander in chief in a contradictory move. -
Battle at Bunker Hill
Suprisingly the battle was mostly fought at Breed's hill, not Bunker Hill. overlooking Boston with British staging a frontal attack. The colonists slaughtered the British until they ran out of gunpowder, when they were forced to retreat. Though they lost the battle, the battle proved to be a moral raise for the Americans, and would do whatever it took for victory. -
Signing the Declaration of Independence
On July 4th 1776 The Declaration of independence was signed.
The Declaration Was Signed by 56 People Some of those people were John Hancock (president of the Continental Congress), Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry, Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery, Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott, William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris, Richard Stockton, and John Witherspoon
