World studies 1.04

  • The French and Indian war

    British-American settlers moved west across the Appalachian Mts.
    Fighting broke out with natives over control of the land.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Battle cry “No taxation without representation!” Became used frequently When tax levied. The king was determined to make Americans obey.
  • The intolerable Acts

    Punitive laws passed By British Parliament.
  • Declaration of Independence

    2nd continental congress adopts the Declaration of Independence
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Colonists defeat Burgoyne’s British troops.
  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Americans and French trap general Cornwallis’s at Yorktown Virginia
  • The Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris
    Ended the American revolution. Gained much more territory.
  • The Articles of Confederation

    The Articles of Confederation
    Set up by the 2nd Continental Congress.
    Said: each state had one vote
    Congress had authority to make war, and settle interstate disputes
    Had very little power to enforce new laws, levy taxes.