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French & Indian War
-Between the French & the British.
-The British won the war.
-Lasted between 1754 - 1763 -
Treaty of Paris
-Signed in 1763.
-2 different Treaties of Paris.
-Ended the French & Indian War. -
Proclomation of 1763
-Taxed the colonies.
-Made it so the colonists couldn’t go into the Ohio River Valley.
-Passed by King George the 3rd. -
Sugar Act
-Taxed the colonies on sugar.
-It was the first tax on the colonies.
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Stamp Act
-Required all legal & commercial documents to carry a stamp showing that the tax was paid.
-All diplomas, contract, and wills had to have a stamp.
-Colonists had to pay in silver coin. -
Writs of Assistance
- Allowed British soilders to search houses without a warrant.
- James Otis sued the British customs offical Paxton.
- Daniel Malcom was someone whos house was searched.
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Townshend Acts
- Tax on household items
- John Dickenson published "Letters From a Farmer in Pensylvania" which stated that the townshend acts shouldnt be paid even if they were low rates.
- Merchants boycotted imported goods from england.
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Boston Massacre
- 5 People were killed
- 1 of the people who were killed was Crispus Attucks
- John Adams defended the British in court
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Tea Act
-Taxed Tea
- Made it so Colonists could only by British tea.
- Led to the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
- Colonists stormed into Boston Harbor and dumped all the tea into the water.
- To the British this was the final straw.
- Led by the sons of liberty.
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Intolerable Acts
- Closed Boston Harbor.
- Blocked town hall meetings.
- It is what made the colonists declare war.
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1st Continental Congress
- Was held in Phillidelphia.
- Baned all trade with Great Britan.
- Called for the colonists to start training troops.
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Lexington
- Was the first battle in the war.
- 700 British troops vs. 70 colonists.
- Only 7 colonists were killed.
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Concord
- 700 British vs. 400 minutemen
- James Barret was the commander of the colonists
- They met at the north bridge and forced the british to retreat
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2nd Continental Congress
- The Declaration of Independence written at the congress.
- 50 members were there.
- It was the last continental congress.
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Fort Ticonderoga
- The garrison at the fort were suprise attacked
- we took all of the cannons
- The cannons were used during the seige of Boston
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Bunker Hill
- Samuel Prescott was the colonist commander
- He said the famous words " Dont fire intill you see the whites of there eyes.
- The colonists lost the battle but killed many British troops
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Common Sense
- Published by Thomas Paine
- It was published to convince colonists to support the war effort
- This was the most popular pamphlet of the revoloutionary era
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Declaration of Independence
- Declared that the colonies were no longer part of great britian
- Written by Thomas Jefferson
- Signed by every person in congress
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Battle of New York
- The British commander was William Howe
- The colonists lost
- George Washington barley escpaed
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Battle of Trenton
- George Washington crossed the Delaware River
- The continental army suprised the Hessians
- 2/3 of the Hessians were captured
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Battle of Princeton
- The colonists were victorius
- Hugh Mercer was killed in action
- Boosted the armies morale
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Battle of Saratoga
- The first up close and personal battle we won
- convinced france & spain to become our allies
- It was the turning point in the war
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Valley Forge
- Where George Washington & his troops stayed during the winter
- George Washington lost most of his troops due to frostbite
- Marquis De Lafayatte trained the army during this time
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Battle of Yorktown
- Lord Cornwallis was trapped by the continental army
- He tried to get escape but the harbor was blockaded by the french
- Was the last major battle of the war
