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French and Indian War
This war lasted seven years it was a war between Great Britain and France that took place in North America. The conflict was over disputed territories located in the upper Ohio River valley. -
The Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation issued by King George III stated all lands west of the Appalachian divide was off limits to colonial settlers. This angered the colonists -
The Boston Massacre
On this fateful day British soldiers shot into a crowd of colonists in Boston, killing five of them. The colonists were rioting due to the Townson Acts. The founding fathers would remember this incident when declaring independence from Great Britain. -
The Boston Tea Party
On this day, about 300 boxes of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohak Indians. This was an act of protest against the tax on tea put in place by the British. -
The Boston Port Act
This act was one of The Intolerable Acts, it was also called The Trade Act of 1774, it ordered for the closing of the Boston port until the colonists paid a large fine for all of the tea that was lost in the Boston Tea Party. -
The Administration of Justice Act
This act was another one of The Intolerable Acts, this one stated any British official would get a fair trial for any major offenses. It also stated that said trials would be held in Great Britain. This act was also specific to Massachusetts. -
The Massachusetts Government Act
This act was another one of The Intolerable Acts, this act repealed the 1691 Massachusetts colony charter and gave authority to a governor that was chosen by the royal of Britain. -
The Quartering Act
This act was one of The Intolerable Acts, it stated that colonists had to house British soldiers if they were needed to. -
The Quebec Act
This was one of The Intolerable Acts, this act stated that the territory of Quebec that was won by Great Britain in the French and Indian war was to be governed by a governor from Britain. This put the colonists on edge because they were scared that Great Britain was going to try and push more governors from Britain into the colonies. -
First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress came about after the British created a set of laws that the colonists called "The Intolerable Acts". -
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
On this night Paul Revere and his compatriot William Dawes rode to Concord to warn the militias there that the British were coming and to move their military stores. -
The Battle of Concord
The Battle of Concord is where the famous "shot heard round the world" was fired. It was also the second battle of the war. This day has been described as "a disaster for the British". -
The Battle of Lexington
This was where the war first started, it started with an army of British solders walking into Lexington lead by general Thomas Gage. He was met by roughly 70 minutemen lead by John Parker. This encounter was brief with the only loss of life being on the side of the colonists. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This was a battle well fought by both sides, although it was a British victory it was when the colonies realized they had a fighting chance, as the British had sustained twice as many casualties. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence states the reasons for separations from Great Britain and shares the ideals for which the United States was founded. -
The Battle of Saratoga
This battle has been described as the turning point in the war as it was an American victory, another thing is that after this battle the French started helping the colonies to defeat the British. -
The Articles of Confederation
This was a written document establishing the functions of a national government of the United States. This document established a weak central government that attempted to prevent individual states from conducting their own foreign diplomacy. It took four years for the colonies to ratify the articles It started in 1777 and ended in 1781. -
The Battle of Yorktown
This battle is known for being the fight that ended the war as with the British surrender to the colonies the British had lost and the newly founded United States of America had claimed victory and independence. -
Treaty of Paris
This was a treaty signed to formulate an agreement between the United States and Great Britain. This agreement was made to end the American Revolution. It formally recognized the United States as an independent nation and allowed for western expansion. -
The Signing of the US Constitution
This document was and is the document that guides the United States. The document was written in secret by the delegates of the Constitutional Convention.