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The Albany plan of union
Benjamin franklin was the one who presented this plan because he wanted to unite the colonies because he thought this could help raise money to train Malaysia. This was significant because his plan failed because these colonies were not willing to give up their own power. -
The battle of Quebec
IN this battle the British were the first to successfully attack Quebec because everyone thought they were almost impossible to attack. This is significant because the british took control of canada. -
The Proclamation
King George was the one who issued the Proclamation was made to stop conflicts between settlers and native americans making the west of appalachian mountains off limits for everyone. This is significant because this angered the settlers who already brought the land and now they weren't able to profit from it. -
End of the seven year war
The treaty of paris ends the seven year war. (french and Indian war). This is important because this is when they knew if they needed money or owed money they knew thay could just tax the colonists and this made world-shaking results. -
Sugar Act
This was an act where the prices of sugar and molasses were reduced and they didn't let imported products come in. This was significant because a lot of people made money off of selling sugar and molasses and they were not happy about this. -
Stamp Act
Britain passes the stamp act imposing taxes on legal documents. This is important because they had a succesful campaigne and this gave Americans confidence that they could avoid future taxes as well. -
British Troops Occupy Boston
British troops were sent to boston to enforce duties. The troops being in bortson didn't sit right with the locals and this lead them to get really mad and start yelling and throwing things at the troops and this eventually lead to the boston massacre. -
Moores Creek
The loyalists were defeated by a patriot army at the battle of moors creek bridge. This was significant because this largely quiet the loyalists for around 3 years. -
Boston Massacre
Boston troops landed in Boston to enforce townshend duties and they didn't sit well with the people in boston and they had some conflicts and left 5 people dead. This was important because they fired at an unarmed crowd and this lead to conflict with the troops and people who witnessed what happened. -
The Boston tea party
Boston tea party was an act of protest where 60 americats boarded a ship and threw 342 chests of tea into boston . This was important because they expressed how they did not like that tea was was being taxed and this sparked the American Revolution. -
The Coercive Acts
These acts were some laws passed by the British Parliament to punish The people from massachusetts Bay that were part of the Boston tea party. This was significant because they took away self governing rules and this made them upset. -
Britain forms an alliance with britain.
Lord Dunmore offers freedom to any slaves of the Americas who are able to enter British lines to fight in war with them. This is significant because tens of thousands of african slaves will seek freedom by supporting the British. -
Crosses the delaware river
George washington moved his troops into New Jersey. This was important because they had to go through hard conditions to cross the river. -
The Seige of Charleston
British do an all-day attack on a patriot force on Sullivans island but they failed. This is significant because south carolina was untouched for 3 years. -
Indapendance was declared
This document announced the seperation of 13 north america british colonies from great britain. This was important because this was the colonist motivation for seeking independance. -
Battle on Trenton
After George Washington's army crossed the Delaware River they successfully attacked trenton and defeated them. This was significant because then they saw their attack worked and they led them to other successful attacks like on princeton. -
Battle of Saratoga
An American fort survives a 3 week long seige making all the British forces to be under the control of Barry St. Leger and they retreated. This was significant because they were praised by the congress for their efforts. -
France and united states form an alliance
The french were secretly providing things for America for some years. This was significant because they felt like america should help them in war since they helped them with things they needed i think. -
Loyalist leave America
10,000 americans who were loyal left to find new life's in Britain,Canada, and british colonies. This was important because this had a big impact on canada's national identity. -
Treaty of paris ends the war
Canada stays with the british and and they seperate from the U.S since it was a neighboring state.This was important because they were declaring independence but they thought that war was needed to make the American nation secure.