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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris also known as the Treaty of 1763 was signed on February 10, 1763. The signing of this treaty officially ended the Seven Years War or the French and Indian War. The treaty was signed by Britain, France and Spain to declare Britain's victory over France and Spain. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763. It declared that no settlers were to settle past a line drawn near the Appalachian Mountains. The purpose of this was to organize Britain's new American empire and to stabilize their relationship with the Native Americans. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 imposed a tax on all paper goods being shipped from Britain into British America. The purpose of the Stamp Act was to tax all paper products in order to raise money to pay troops stationed in British America after the French and Indian War. Some of the items that were taxed includes: Legal documents, newpapers, licenses, and playing cards. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a group formed by American patriots in the North American colonies. They formed to try to protect the rights of other North American colonists. They're best known for their acts during the Boston Tea Party which lead to the Intolerable Acts. The most memorable members in the Sons of Liberty include: John Adams, John Hancock, and Paul Revere. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre also called The Incident on King's Street by the British, occurred on March 5, 1770. British troops were stationed in Boston to protect colonial officials that wanted to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation. A mob of British troops and colonists formed and British troops fired into the crowd, killing three people immediately and injuring several others. The troops found guilty of manslaughter were branded on their hand as punishment. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest against taxes on tea held by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts on December 16, 1773. The Boston Tea Party was a very important event during the American Revolution. The Boston Tea Party lead to the Intolerable Acts. The Boston Tea Party was a resistance movement throughout British colonies because of the Tea-Act or the taxes that the British put on tea. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was a Patriot name for a series of laws passed by British parliament in 1774 due to the events that occurred during the Boston Tea Party. The British called them Coercive Acts. The laws took away Massachusett's self-government and historic rights. This caused outrage in the thriteen colonies. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was formed on September 5, 1774 and it contained 56 delegates from 12 of the originial 13 colonies. They met at the Carpenter's Hall in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania early on in the American Revolution to discuss the Intolerable Acts. The congress called for another Continental Congress the following year (The Second Continental Congress) because their petition was unsucessful in stopping the Intolerable Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought on April 19, 1775. These battles were the first military engagements in the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought in the Province of Massachusetts Bay within the towns of Lexington and Concord, near Boston. These battles were the effect of a conflict between Great Britain and the 13 colonies of British North America. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was composed of 56 delegates from each of the 13 American colonies. They met at the Pennsylvania State House in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania on May 10, 1775. The Second Continental Congress succeded the First Continental Congress and moved more towards independence finally adopting the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776. The pamphlet persuaded the thirteen colonies to fight for their independence. Common Sense was published at the beginning of the American Revolution and provided the American colonists with an argument to fight for their freedom. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed by the Continental Congress onn July 4, 1776. This document declared that the originial 13 American colonies were now independent states and that they were free from British rule and seperate from the British Empire. John Adams was the leader of "independent thinking" and the other members of the Continental Congress agreed on July 2, 1776. The most memorable members that signed the Declaration of Independence include: John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. -
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The Battle(s) of Saratoga
The Battle(s) of Saratoga, New York took place on two seperate days, September 19, 1777 and October 7, 1777. The battle occurred between the United States and Great Britain (allied with Brunswick and Hesse-Hanau.) The first battle on September 9, declared the British winners. The second battle declared the United States the winner and Great Britain surrendered on October 17, 1777. -
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Valley Forge
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania was a military campsite for the American Continental Army. George Washington arrived on December 19, 1777 with 12,000 soldiers who were underfed and exhausted from the trip. On June 19, 1778, the American Continental Army marched from Valley Forge to Phildelphia to reclaim it. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The Treaty of Paris signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolution between Great Britain and the North American colonies. The treaty declared that the colonies would be free from British rule. It also established the boundaries between the colonies and Great Britain. It also esablished fishing rights for Newfoundland and both the colonies and Great Britain had access to the Mississippi River.
