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Proclamation of 1763
It was a law where English colonists could not live west of the Appalachian Mountains. It was important because it meant people had to find somewhere else to settle and create a home. -
Sugar Act
An enforced tax on sugar and molasses imported by other colonies. It was important because it added more duties on non-British goods shipped to the colonies. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was made to provide revenues to meet the costs of defending the British. It was important because they had to gather money for Britain. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was created to help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies. The act was important because it raised revenue for the British Empire by taxing its North American colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The British soldiers shot into a crowd of colonists. It was important because it was America's asking for independence. -
The Boston Tea Party
To protest British Parliaments tax on tea, the colonists boarded the ships and threw chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. It was important because It led up to the revolutionary war. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from twelve of Britain's 13 colonies met to discuss America's future. It was important because it caused them to promote independence. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws that were made to punish Boston for the Tea Party. It was important because it showed that the colonists had power against the British. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
British soldiers fired into a smaller group of minutemen on Lexington green. It was important because it was the start of the American War of Independence. -
Olive Branch Petition
The colonists effort to make peace with the british king and avoid a war between Britain and the colonies. It was important because it was to stop a war that the colonists didn't want to fight. -
Crossing the Delaware
Washington led his troops across the Delaware River to launch a secret attack on the Hessian troops. The important part was that he won the battle. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was made to separate North American British colonies from Britain. It was important because it gave America independence. -
Battle of Saratoga
The American victory over British people in 1777. It is important because it was the turning point in the American Revolution. -
Valley Forge
A place where Washington's people spent their winter, many people died from diseases. It is important because people died from it and it wasn't easy staying there. -
The Draft
The Draft was a law that required people of age to perform duties for the military. It was important because it prepared men for war. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last battle of the Revolutionary war was Cornwallis and his people were stuck in the chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. This event was important because Yorktown forced Cornwallis to surrender. -
Treaty of Paris
This event ended the American Revolution. It was important because it made the United States an independent nations. -
Founding Fathers
Founding fathers from each of the 13 colonies decided to group and copy down a document writing their opinion and reasons for separation and independence from England. It was important because they addressed the problems of the government. -
Guerrilla Warfare
A hit and run technique such as harassment and sabotage by small bands of warriors. It was important because it helped win support and political influence. -
Boycott
To stop buying or using the goods or services of a certain country as a protest. It was important because it was a non violent way to speak for what they thought was right.