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Navigation Acts
Navigation acts declared that ships would be allowed to bring goods into England. This was important because it shows us how Britain was independent and did not need others. -
French and Indian War
It was a war that lasted 7 years because both claimed land in Ohio Valley. It was important because it provided britain enormous territorial gains in North America. -
Proclamation of 1763
British territory marked in the appalachian mountains. It was important because the line prohibited American colonists from settling on that land -
Sugar Act
British taxed sugar, and other products. It was important because the british did not want people to bring or smuggle sugar. -
Stamp Act
Required colonists to pay tax on every page of printed paper. It was important because the British needed money to pay the army. -
Townshend Acts
Act which passed tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. It was because they needed money to pay for expenses that they had. -
Boston Massacre
It was a fight between civilians and redcoats that led to people dying. It was important because it showed that the civilians protested against and were shot for no reason but anger. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a political protest where american colonists threw 34 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. It is important because it showed how the civilians were willing to give up the tea or boycott it. -
First Continental Congress
Sent a letter to king George 3 explaining the issues the colony had and how they were treated. It was important because they demanded that the Kings should stop the intolerable acts or they would boycott english products. -
Intolerable Acts
It was a new Quartering Act that provided arrangements for housing for the British troops in American housing. It was important because it resulted of the first continental congress. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The colonists of Massachusetts refused British authority, outnumbered and out fought the redcoats. It was important because it was the first major battle of the American revolution. -
Olive Branch Petition
It told the king that the colonies wanted to fix relations with him. It was important because their loyalty to the British and emphasized their rights as citizens. -
Publishing of Common Sense
It was the moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the colonies to fight for equal government. -
Declaration of Independence
Official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence. It's important because it tells us the day we finally declared their freedom. -
Crossing the Delaware River
General George Washington and his troops crossed the river and transported artillery equipment. It was important because he secured the Continental Army's first victory of the war. -
Draft Starts
This was when they started to get people to join and fight in the war. This was important because not a lot of people wanted to fight in the war. -
Battle of Saratoga
It was a battle where colonists used guerilla style warfare to surprise the British. It was important it was a turning point in the Revolutionary war where the americans won the war. -
Winter at Volley Forge
It was the winter when George Washington and his troops were hit with diseases. It was important because after they overcame these obstacles their soldiers were strong and learned to fight. -
Battle of Yorktown
It was the last major battle of the american revolution and the start of a new nation's independence. It was important because it led to peace negotiations. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
It ended the American Revolution. It's important because it made the US an independent nation