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Treaty of Paris (French and Indian War)
The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Peace of Paris and the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, after Britain's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War.
The signing of the treaty formally ended the Seven Years' War, otherwise known as the French and Indian War in the North American theatre. (WIk) The Treaty Of Paris was important because England gained a lot of land Fance lost alot land -
Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, in which it forbade settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.[1] The purpose of the proclamation was to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native North Americans through regulation of trade, Finding land -
Sugar Act
he Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764.[1] The preamble to the act stated: "it is expedient that new provisions and regulations should be established for improving the revenue of this Kingdom. (WIK) The Sugar Act is important because they taxed on very important things like sugar. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act is a name given to a minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the 18th century. Parliament enacted them to order local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations. It also required citizens to provide food for any British soldiers in the area. Each of the Quartering Acts was an amendment to the Mutiny Act and required annual renewal by Parliamet. The importance was having british stay on your land. -
Boston Massacre
he Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. British troops had been stationed in Boston, capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, since 1768 in order to protect and support crown-appointed colonial officials attempting to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation.(Wik) The Boston Massare was important, it made people change there minds bout British -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. Its principal overt objective was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the financially troubled BriThe Act granted the Company the right to directly ship its tea to North America and the right to the duty-free export of tea from Britain, although the tax imposed by the Townshend Acts and collected in the colonies remained in force. It received the royal assent on May 10, 1773 East India Company. The importance was to tax on tea. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on one side and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of these, and the negotiations which produced all four treaties, see Peace of Paris 1783. The importance was Ended the revolutionary war. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party (initially referred to by John Adams as simply "the Destruction of the Tea in Boston"[2]) was a nonviolent political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773. Disguised as Indians, the demonstrators destroyed the entire supply of tea sent by the East India Company in defiance of the American boycott of tea carrying a tax the Americans had authorized.(WIk The Boston Tea Party gave colonist the motivation to satnd up for there rights and their impendence. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts was the Patriot name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Massachusetts after the Boston Tea party. The acts stripped Massachusetts of self-government and historic rights, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies. They were key developments in the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775. The importance was -
1st Continetal Congess
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. It was called in response to the passage of the Coercive Acts know as Intolerable Acts. The importance was planing inpendent Goverment. -
2nd Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met between September 5, 1774 and October 25, 1774, also in Philadelphia The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, The importance was voting on there own independence. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Common Sense was Written By Thomas Paine in 1775-1776, the book inspired many people to fight for their independece from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. The book was puplished on January 10 1776 at the start of American Revolution and became an sensation to many. The importance was it help people to believe in fighting for there independece. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act imposed a direct tax by the British Parliemt specifically on the colonies of British America. Thes printed material were legal documents, magazines, newspaper and many types of paper used throughout the colonies. The purpose of tax was to pay for soldiers stationed in North America after the victory in the Seven years war. The British goverment felt that the colonies were the primaries beneficiaries of this military presence, and shold pay a portion. -
Battle Of Lexington
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.[9][10] They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston. (WIK) The importance was that it was the first real war and prepared people of the upcoming wars. The first war there were shots fired. -
Declaration of Independece
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.[9][10] They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston. (WIK) The importance was because it led americans independce to King George 3. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after the adjacent Bunker Hill, which was peripherally involved in the battle and was the original objective of both colonial and British troops, and is occasionally referred to as the "Battle of Breed's Hill. (WIK) It showed the colonist they could defend thereselfs. -
The American Revolutionary
The American Revolutionary was a political upheal during the 18th century, witch all 13 colines joined together as a army to break away from the British Empire. By 1776 each colony had established a provincal congress to govern there own colony. The british responded by sending their troops to gain back control. -
Battle of Brooklyn
The British defeated the colonists in the battle. Gave Britain control of New York. was a major victory for the British and defeat for the Americans under General George Washington -
American Crisis By Thomas Paine
It helped soilders to feel more important. Showed Thomas Paine point of view. In the crisis there are 16 pamphlets in total. It was puplished 1776-1777. The importance was giving soliders confident. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, after General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton, New Jersey. The hazardous crossing in adverse weather made it possible for Washington to lead the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers garrisoned at Trenton.The importance was the victory reaserted Americans control. -
Battles of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American War of Independence and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war. Two battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground, 9 miles (14 km) south of Saratoga, New York.
Burgoyne's campaign to divide New England from the southern colonies had started well. The battle of Saratoga was important because it was the turning point for the war -
Winter at Valley Forge
Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 during the American Revolutionary War. It is approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia.[1] Starvation, disease, and exposure killed nearly 2,500 American soldiers by the end of February 1778.[2] -
Battle of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, German Battle or Surrender at Yorktown, the latter taking place on October 19, 1781, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis.(WIk) The importance was Ended the revolutionary war.
