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French and Indian War
The War was over the Ohio River Valley. The French and British both want control over North America and American Trade Routes. British thought the colonies helped to provoke the war. The British wanted the colonies to repay the war dept. This was 8 million dollars. -
Proclmation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French -
Treaty of Paris
The French & Indian War (Seven Years War) comes to an end as France surrenders. Along with the victory, British accumulated a large debt. In order to help pay its expenses, it decided to have the American Colonies pay their part for the war. -
Sugar act
The Sugar Act is an indirect tax, which is added to the cost. Also it gave soldiers a right to writs of assistance. Americans boycotted British goods and seller refused to buy any British goods. -
Writs of Assistance
A writ of assistance is a written order (a writ) issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff, to perform a certain task. Historically, several types of writs have been called "writs of assistance". -
Boston Massacer
When british soilders attacked citizens for throwing snow balls in 1770.When the citizens didnt like the soilders because they were always watching them.The soilders shot by accident and they had to go to court because they thought they did on pourpose. -
Townshend Acts
Townshend Acts replaced the Sugar and Stamp Acts. It put taxes on paper, glass, paint, and tea. After several boycotts from the colonists the British repealed this Act in 4 years. They keep the tea tax to parliament still has power. -
Tea Act/Boston Tea Party
Parliament passed the tea act because of what happend during the Boston Tea Party. -
Quartering Acts
Colonist had to house and feed soldiers and if they refuse their house is taken. Boston harbor was closed, and gave the British Governor complete control of Mass. Also they gave the Ohio River Valley to Canada -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts or the Coercive Acts are names used to describe a series of five laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies in North America. -
1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
"Give Me Liberty Speech"
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Bunker Hill
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2nd Continental Congress
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Ft. Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga, formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain in upstate New York in the United States. -
Lexington and Concord
The British are having a rough time in Boston, militia is forming all over Mass. King sent troops to Lexington and Concord to take weapons and kill the leaders. Troops end up in a marsh, they don’t find any weapons and the leaders are long gone. Many soldiers get killed. -
Declaration of Independence
Not everyone wanted to be independent; those that did tried to convince them to. They nominated George Washington to lend the army. They try to get help form the French and Spain. Also try to get a government and Army. -
Common Sense Published
It is wretene to get the colinest to brake free of england. And how it is crase that they are ruled by someone that is hafe way arund the world. they do not have to depend on england there is other poeple they can depend on. -
• Battle of New York
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Battle of Trenton
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Battle of Princeton
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Battle of Saratoga
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Battle of Yorktown
