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Treaty of Paris
Ended French and Indian War. Four countries singed it. It showed that the british were a strong empire. -
proclomation of 1763
Didn't allow people to settle along appalachian mountians. supposed to organize Britains North American territories. Also done to establish trade with the Native Americans -
Sugar Act
places taxes on sugar molasses, and other British shipped products. Angered the colonists. If caught disobeying harsh punishment was enforced -
Quartering Acts
Forced colonists to house british soldiers. You had to provide them with supplies. They did this to save money. -
Stamp Act
required all documents to be stamped to say they were taxed. Different than sugar act because colonists new they were being taxed. They also had to pay the tax in silver coin -
Boston Massacre
some thing that the patriots twisted to use agianst british. Four colonist and attucks a sailor are killed. John Adams later defended the british accused -
Tea Acts
The one townshend act that wasn't repealed. Done to show americans who was still incharge. Cause of tea smuggling. -
Boston Tea Party
Protest against tea act. Unloaded 342 crates of tea and dumped them overboard. they dressed up as indians -
intolerable acts
Actually the coercive acts but the Colonists named them the intolerable acts. one of them completely closed the boston port until tea debt was paid. Another allowed british soldiers accused of crime in the colonies to stand trial in Britain. These acts fuled the american revolution -
1st Continental Congress
Meeting of delegates from all colonies except georgia. They decided to ban all trade with britain until the intolerable acts were repealed. This was the first step towards independence for the colonists -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First Battle of American Revolution. No one is certain which side fired the first shot. british wanted to capture John Hancock and samuel Adams -
Second continental Congress
Managed the colonies armies. Group of delegates from 13 colonies. Same members as First continental congress -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle the British won. They did suffer more casualties though. 1000 british killed to 400 colonists. Proved that colonists could stand against british -
common sense by Thomas Paine
Convinced many americans that we needed to keep fighting with the british. opposed any government ruled by kings. Said all monarchys are corrupt. -
Declaration of Independence
Document that declared the U.S.independent from britain. Singed by all memebers of the continental congress. Said all people have certain unalienable rights. -
battle of brooklyn
The british defeated the colonists in this battle. Gave britain control of New York. Started succesful campaign for British -
American Crisis by Thomas Paine
boosted morale of colonist soldiers. Introduced paines liberal point of view.written in common tounge. -
battle of trenton
Washingtons army wiped out the hessians quickly. Raised morale of soilders. The colonists won easily because they caught the hessians off gaurd. -
battle of saratoga
was probably the turning point in the war. British General burgoyne surrendered after his defeat. convinced colonists and others that they could win the war -
winter at valley forge
Place where Washington's army retreated to. Barely had any supplies at valley forge. 1/4 of the soldiers in Valley Forge died of disease. -
battle of yorktown
last major battle in North America of war. The French blocked the water while the colonists came in from the land. Cornwallis the British surrendered his army of 8,000 men. -
treaty of paris
Made United States independent. U.S. could fish off canada's atlantic coast. Both sides would repay debts.
