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French and Indian War
A conflict between the French and the British. The French had joined with the Natives in this large series of battles, in their attempt to gain land. -
Writ of Assistance
A document that allowed for British officers to freely search ships for smuggled goods since it was so common. -
Treaty of Paris
Great Britain claims Canada and most of North American East of the Mississippi. This also took Florida from Spain, but allowed for Spain to still retain some land west of the Mississippi. -
Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation line set by congress in order to further prevent colonozation of pre-occupied Native American lands. -
Sugar Act & colonists response
This act lowered the tax on Sugar, but added many new taxes that the people did not agree with. As well as rules saying that they had to go through congress if they violated this act. -
Stamp Act & colonists response
This placed a tax on documents and printed items such as wills, newspapers, and trading cards. The people united and boycotted this law which only led to more imposing laws on the people. -
Sons of Liberty is formed & Samuel Adams
Boston people that had organized a secret resistance group called the Sons of Liberty in order to protest the law. -
Declaratory Act
Asserted Parliments full right to force the colonies to follow all laws in all cases no matter what. -
Townshend Acts & colonists response
This act taxed all imports into the colonies, this included goods such as; Lead, glass, paint, paper, and tea. -
Why the Townshend Acts were repealed
Men such as Samuel Adams boycotted against these new taxes with the Sons of Liberty and later lead to the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Massacre
A mob gathered in front of the British Customs house in an attempt to rebel/boycott and the active guards fired at and shot into the crowd. -
John Locke’s Social Contract
An agreement in which the people consent to obey the government. If the government violates that social contract the people had the right to resist and even overthrow the government. -
Tea Act
In order to save the banks from bankrupcy they allowed the sell of tea without taxes. This lead to a dramatic protest. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed as Indians dumped nearly 18,000 pounds of tea in protest to the taxless prices. -
Intolerable Acts – all 3 parts
A series of laws set in place to try and control the colonits after their rebellion. He placed Boston under marshal law in order to contain them. -
First Continental Congress meets
56 delegates met in an attempt to defend the colonies rights to run their own affairs. If the British used force they had permission to fight back. -
Minutemen
Civilian soldiers who had pledged to "fight" for their right against the British if they had to. They soon had to be ready for the British had plans to seize weapons from them. -
Midnight riders: Revere, Dawes, Prescott
These 3 men rode ou tinto the night in an attempt to warn that the "redcoats" were coming. A group of nearly 700 British soldiers come to confiscate weapons. -
Battle of Lexington
As a group of nearly 700 British soldiers neared the town of Lexington, 70 minuteman had planned to stand their ground and defend that which was theirs. 8 minutemen had died and only 1 British soldier was wound. This lead to nearly 4000 more minutemen coming to defend their land. -
Battle of Concord
The British continued onto Concord only to find little resistance, only a brief fight and then they continued their march onto Boston. This would soon become a slaughter. -
Second Continental Congress
The militia of minutemen was renamed the continental army and they would soon prepare for war. With George Washington as their leader, -
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the 4000+ minutemen who had banded together lead by George Washington to defend the colonies. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The colonists had cooped on this hil, and the British in their attempt to take the hill failed miserably and suffered nearly 1000 casualties. The colonists were successful and forced a retreat from the British. -
Olive Branch Petition
Essentially a request from congress in an attempt to go back to peace between British and the colonies. -
Publication of Common Sense
A "book" released by Thomas Paine that stated it be best that we seperate completly from the British, and that the root of tyranny stood with them. -
Declaration of Independence
A document that stated the rights of the colonies and seperated us formally from the British. Many influential and important leaders were in attendance of this signing. -
Loyalists and Patriots
Colonists who had remained loyal to king and opposed independence. Patriots were supporters of independdence, and fought for it. Many colonists remained neutral. -
Redcoats push Washington’s army across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania
In an attempt to defend New ork from the redcoats in late august, his poorly equiped and untrained soldiers were forced to retreat all the way to the Delaware River in Pennsylvania. -
Washington’s Christmas night surprise attack
Desperate to grasp a hold in his battle against the British, Washington lead his 2400 troops on a suprise attack across the Delaware, and defeated a garrison of troops. -
Valley Forge
Washington andn his army begoan to run very low on supplies and were camped in the winter and a dreaded place known as Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. More than 2000 soldiers died here form cold, hunger , and disease. -
Saratoga
French troops were finally outnumbered and surrounded at Burgoyne. Forcing a surrender from the French and his troops. This inspired France to ally together with the Americans. -
French-American Alliance
The French bagan to believe the Amricans could win the war and openly joined their fight for independence. -
Friedrich von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette
These 2 men were the people who trained that which remained of the continental army. They were skilled leaders and offered training, reinforcements, and extra troops to the American cause. -
British victories in the South
Charles Cornwallis and his troops were vigilant in their efforts and still continued to fight against the Americans. -
Treaty of Paris
The war becomes a symbol of liberty and the Native Americans decide to sign this treaty and aggre to their terms. -
British surrender at Yorktown
Cornwallis shockingly in his defeat decided to sureender to the Americans. This suprised the world and Washington was deemed the vicotor.
