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french and indian war
the french and indian war was fought between the french and the british. It was fought from 1754-1763, and is also known as the 7 year war. the english was concerned about french forts being built by the ohio river. george washington lead a small force into ohio. they were defeated, but when he returned he was a hero for leading the first battle of the war. the british send general braddock to drive the french out of the ohio valley but he was killed. the war officially started after. -
treaty of 1763
france lost canadian colonies and claims to land east of the mississippi river. England got all french territory in canada, florida, and rights to the caribbean slave trade. Spain got french territory west of the mississippi river and new orleans. -
proclamation of 1763
It forbid settlers to go beyond the appalachian mountains. It allowed england to control westward expansion. The expansion was on british terms. Most of the indians liked the line. it ended up failing but had minimal effect on limited colonial expansion. it was policed by british troops. -
stamp act
merchants and lawyers were required to buy stamps for ships papers and legal documents. the stamps were not expensive themselves but it was the concept that upset them. the main reason for the stamp act was to raise money -
boston massacre
a confrontation in the streets of boston where british soldiers shot and killed several people. there was a mod and people in the town surrounded the british soldiers and they started killing people. it is a graphic symbolism of british oppression and brutality. -
committees of correspondence
samuel adams proposed the creation of such committees in boston to publicize the grievances against england throughout the colonies. after a while, other colonies did the same thing. the main idea of it was a propaganda campaign -
boston tea party
the sons of liberty started a riot called the boston tea party. the british started taxing the people with no representation. so the people went to the british ships that were shipping tea and dumped it all into the ocean. the british taxed almost everything in return -
intolerable acts
the intolerable acts were laws put into place after the boston tea party as a punishment on the towns people. the laws were boston port bill, which closed the ports. reduced their self government autonomy. people who committed crimes had to be tried in england, and the citizens had to house british troops. -
lexington and concord
the night of april 18th british troops marched to nearby concord to seize an arms cache. paul revere sounded the alarm and rode to warn the people. an interaction at the lexington town green started off the fighting, but the british soon retreated under heavy fire. -
bunker hill
the battle of bunker hill was the bloodiest war war of the revolution. It was one of the hill that the british tried to take over to use as an advantage. over 1,000 british troops were killed along with 400 americans. -
declaration of independence
the document that separated britain from the americans. It was signed on july 4th, 1776. It was signed in independence hall, philadelphia PA -
publication of common sense
the book "publication of common sense" was published to encourage common people in the colonies to fight for egalitarian government. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the american revolution, and became very popular -
trenton
the battle of trenton was a small battle after george washington crossed into pennsylvania. it was a surprise attack against he hessian army and the won. The victory was an inspiration to the continental army. -
valley forge
george washington had to stay in valley forge for the winter. here his troops began training and getting better fighting skills. this was a turning point for his army because they gained more knowledge on how to fight -
saratoga
The battle of saratoga consisted of two battles only 18 days apart. the battle was seen as a turning point in the war for the patriots after their win. The victory on the battle influenced the continental army and france to sign the treaty of alliance. -
cowpens
the battle of cowpens was an attempt to save two british cannons but instead captured 40 men. the battle only lasted about an hour. this delayed the british invasion on north carolina. -
yorktown
the french navy came in support after signing the treaty of allegiance. this is when lord cornwallis surrendered to the army, which ended with the americans winning the war -
treaty of paris
the treaty of paris was signed by the U.S and the british on september 3rd, 1783, ending the american revolution. This granted the U.S significant western territory
