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Navigation Acts
Navigation acts declared that English ships would be allowed to bring good into England. This is important because it tells us how Britain was independent and didn't need others. -
French and Indian War
It was a war that lasted for 7 years because both had claimed lands in the Ohio Valley. It was important because it provided Britain enormous territorial gains in North America. -
Proclamation of 1763
It was a British boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains. It was important because the line prohibited American Colonists from settling on lands. -
Sugar Act
The British taxed sugar, molasses and other products. This is important because the british did not want people to smuggle sugar. -
Stamp Act
It required colonists to pay tax on every page of printed paper that they used. It was important because the British wanted to pay back for their army. -
Townshend Acts
Act which passed tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. It was because they needed money to pay expenses that they had. -
Boston Massacre
It was a fight between civilians and redcoats that led to multiple people dying by getting shot. 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 342 chest of tea into Boston Harbor. It is important because it was a major event on how the civilians were willing to give up the tea or boycott it. -
Intolerable Act
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. -
First Continental Congress
When they sent a letter to King George III explaining the issues the colony had and how they were treated. It was important because they demanded that the King should stop the Intolerable acts or they would Boycott English Goods. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Colonists of Massachusetts refused British authority, outnumbered and out-fighted the Redcoats. It is important because it was the first major battle of the American Revolution. -
Olive Branch Petition
It told the King that the Colonies wanted to patch relations with him. It was important because it showed their loyalty to the British and emphasized their rights as British citizens. -
Publishing of Common Sense
It was the moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for equal government. It was important because it challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. -
Declaration of Independence
Official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence. It's important because it tells us the date we finally declared their freedom. -
Crossing the Delaware River
General George Washington and his troops crossed the river and successfully transported artillery equipment. It was important because he secured the Continental Army's first victory of the war. -
Draft Started
This was when they started to get people to join to fight in the war. This was important because their wasn't lots of people who wanted to join the war. -
Battle of Saratoga
It was a battle where colonists used guerilla style warfare to surprise the british. It was important because it was a turning point in the Revolutionary war where the americans won. -
Winter at Valley Forge
It was the winter when George Washington and his troops were hit with diseases and starvation. It was important because after they overcame these obstacles their soldiers were strong and had 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 United States an independent nation.