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French and Indian War.
The sides were the French and the Indians against the British. They were fighting over the ownership of lands. Britain was expanding their territory into the French's lands and the French did not like that. This war ended in 1763. -
proclamation of 1763
Issued by King George after the French and Indian war stating that no one can go passed the Appalachian Mountains. -
The sugar act
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Sons of liberty Created
A group of men who worked together during the 13th century to help be the voice for the colonies and to fight off taxation. This group consisted of Samuel Adams, Benedict Arnold, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, James Otis, Jr.,Paul Revere, James Swan, Alexander McDougall, Benjamin Rush, Charles Thomson, Joseph Warren, Marinus Willett, Oliver Wolcott, Christopher Gadsden, Haym Salomon, Hercules Mulligan, and Thomas Melvill. -
The stamp act
The stamp act put taxes on any paper items or documents such as wills and letters. -
Townshend Acts
The taxing on 72 consumer goods, such as sugar and food items. Taxation on majority of all British goods. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770. The colonists at this time were not happy that the British soldiers were over crowding the colonies. So they started rioting, A group of British soldiers, came to patrol or guard the heckling and snowballing crowd. In this massacre three people were killed immediately and two died later because of their blood wounds. -
Boston Tea party
The British Parliament passed a tax on tea. In frustration, the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. -
Nathan Hale volunteer
In September general George Washington was looking for someone to find out the location of the British invasion of Manhattan island. He helped Washington in spying on the British to help the Americans. This action helped in the shifting of the war. -
Patrick Henry famous life altering speech
"Give me liberty or give me death" is a famous line that was said by Patrick henry for a call to arms. Meaning, calling all colonists to fight for their freedoms that they deserve. This powerful speech and line impacted the war and helped fuel the soldiers adrenaline to keep fighting for what they believe in. -
Paul Rever's ride
Throughout the night, Paul Rever rode town to town warning everyone that the British were coming. This occurred right before the Lexington and Concord battle. -
Battle at Lexington and concord
This battle was the start of the American revolutionary war. The battle was very small but important because it started the war. Some say that it was the "Shot heard around the world". -
American Revolutionary War
Samuel Adams leader of the movement is known as the person who started to need for the American revolutionary war. George Washington was the head general for the leading of the war and the battle and did well at organizing and leading men into battle. The war was all about the fight of freedom from Britain, which ended September 3, 1783. -
Battle of bunker hill
British defeated the Americans. The battle provided the Americans an important confidence boost. -
The quartering act
Parliament passed an act saying that they had to house military from Britain and provide basic needs for them as well. -
Thomas Paine: Common sense
Thomas Paine wrote about the fight for independence from Great Britain. In the excerpt, He spoke of the political argument in hopes that it would encourage the colonists to continue to fight for that freedom. -
Independence day
Benjamin Franklin helped draft the declaration of independence. He did the writing of the document with his friend Thomas jefferson who helped in the writing as well. In the document was the terms of America's independence from Great Britain. -
The French alliance
France saw that the Americans wanted freedom from Great Britain and wanted to help. So they got some men together to hep with the fight for freedom. -
The battle at Yorktown
The battle that ended the American Revolutionary war. The American war ended with the negotiation of the treaty of paris which stated the terms of peace between America and Great Britain. The battle ended October 19, 1781 -
Treaty of paris
John Adams helped put together a treat that talked about the terms of Great Britain taking a step back for America.
