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French and Indian War
A war between the French and British over land in North America. -
Treaty of Paris(1763)
The Treaty of Paris(1763) ended the French and Indian War and gave Britain all of the French territory in North America. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 banned all settlement west of the
Appalachians. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required colonists to purchase specially stamped paper
for every legal document, license, newspaper, pamphlet, and almanac, and
imposed special stamp duties. -
Sons and Daughters of LIberty
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty were a resistance group formed against the Stamp Act. -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence
to communicate with other colonies aboutthreats to American liberties. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts, a.k.a. the coercive acts were passed to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a pamphlet that attacked King George and recommended separation from Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration was a formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson to declare the Colonies' Independence from Britain. -
The Battle of Trenton
On Christmas night, George Washington led 2,400 troops to Trenton, New Jersey where they ambushed a garrison of drunk Hessians.This was a victory for Washington and his troops. -
Winter Camp at Valley Forge
George Washington and his army endured a severe winter where many suffered from exposure and frostbite, and 100's died from disease. -
The Battle of Saratoga
British General Burgoyne had a complex plan that failed and resulted in him and his troops being surrounded and forced to surrender. -
American- French Alliance
The French were still upset about when Britain defeated them in the French and Indian War so France created an alliance to help the Patriots. -
The Battle of Yorktown
British General Cornwallis and his troops were surrounded on the Yorktown Peninsula. They were forced to surrender and the war ended. The Americans won the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris(1783)
A document signed by King George III and American delegates that officially ended the American Revolution and gave America their Independence from Britain.