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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was one in a series of wars fought between England and France beginning in the late 1600s. This was considered different from the other wars because it was fought in the New World. Both the French and Great Brittian claimed land west of the Appalachian mountains. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act reduced the rate of taxes on molasses from 6 pence to 3 pence per gallon. It also listed more foreign goods to be taxed including: sugar, certain wines, coffe, pimiento, cambric and printed calico, and further, regulated the export of lumber and iron.
This affected the colonists because it taxed their foreign goods. -
Currency Act
The British took control of the colonial currency system. Prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency. The British wished to abolish the currency of the colonies, they prefered "hard curreny."
The colonies protested greatly against Great Britian. They argued that the shortage of hard capital would further hurt the situation. -
Stamp Act
An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America
The colonies were taxed for almost everything they did; in their duties. -
Townshend Act
Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea were applied with the design of raising 40,000 a year for the administration of the colonies. The result was the same of colonial hostilities created by the Stamp Act. -
Boston Massacre
The arrival of troops in Boston provoked conflict between citizens and soldiers. Then a group of soldiers surrounded by an unfriendly crowd opened fire, killing three Americans and wounding two more. -
Boston Tea Party
British ships arrived at the Boston harbor with large amounts of tea. Then some of the Colonists dressed up as Indians and boarded the ships and threw the tea overboard. -
Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. On October 14, the Declaration and Resolves established the course of the congress, as a statement of principles common to all of the colonies. They also agreed not to import English goods -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This battle was made up of two battles, British sent their troops to capture Samuel Adams, and John Hancock. The Americans had been warned by Paul Revere and were ready to fight when in an instant.
British troops had lost 273 soldiers, while the Colonists lost only 94. The Revolutionary War had begun. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British troops suffered over a 1000 deaths during the British seige of Boston. They did win against the rebels because they ran out of ammo. George Washinton took control of the colonial troops 2 weeks later. -
Declaration of Idependence
June 7, Richard Henry Lee introduced a resolution urging congress to declare independence from Great Britian. People who signed:
Georgia: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
North Carolina: William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn
South Carolina: Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton
Massachusetts: John Hancock
Maryland: Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Virginia: George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jeffer -
Battle of Brandywine
29,000 British and American troops gathered at the town populated mostly by peaceful Quakers. The British did win this battle but at a great cost by loosing 2,000 men while the Americans lost only 1,200. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles were the first form of rules the colonies obeyed. First form of the modern constitution. Developed a system of trade that all the colonies could use. One formal set of laws and regulations. Stated the country name and states freindship with other colonies. -
Treaty of Peace
The Treaty of Peace was a treaty bewteen America and Great Britian. The Treaty brought an end to the American Revolution.
This treaty than became the final stepping stone for America to become its own nation. -
After the American Revolution
The leaders of America began to draft the rules and make a government to make its own nation.
Not all of the colonists were happy with the separation of England. The "loyalists" were still connected to England.