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French and Indian War
France and England wanting to expand power and wealth. For trading and raw resources. The war was paid for by taxing the American colonist. So it left them angered. -
Sugar Act
Reduced rate of taxes on mollases Listed more foreign goods to be taxed Affected colonist because it taxed their imported forign goods -
Currency Act
British took control of the colonial currency system. prohibted the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency. British wanted to abolish currency of the colonies. Prefered hard currency to paper Colonies protested against great Britain. -
Stamp Act
Put Taxation on Mail or any written document in the colonies and plantations Amount of 3 Pences Was not a stamp commisioner left in the colonies when this Act was passed -
Townshend Act
Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead,paper,and tea were applied with a design of raising 40,000 a year for the administration of the colonies. Resulted in the same colonial hostilities created in the Stamp Act. -
Boston Massacre
A street fight broke out between New England Colonist and British troops. It killed 3 on the spot and 2 died later because of injuries. Single event that led directly to the Revolutionary War. Brought all the colonies to an armed rebellion -
Boston Tea Party
"Sons of liberty" A partiot group dressed as a bunch of Mohawk indians and boarded ships in the Boston Harbor and dumped 342 crates of Tea -
Continental Congress
Met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia Oct. 14th Declaration and Resolves established the course of the congress as a statement of Principles common to all of the colonist. Also agreed not to import English Goods -
Battle of Lexington- Concord
British sent their troops to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock Americans had been warned by paul Revere and werre ready. By the end of the day British lost 273 troops. While the colonist only lost 94 Revolutionary War had begun -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
During the British Siege of Boston British Solidiers suffered over 1,000 casualities. They did win against the rebels because the rebels ran out of ammunition George Washington took command of the colonial troops two weeks later -
Declaration of Independence
On June 7th Richard Henry Lee introduced a resolution urging Congress to declare independence from Great Britain John Hancock
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
Geo. Walton
Wm. Hooper
Joseph Hewes
John Penn
Edward Rutledge
Thos. Heyward, Junr.
Thomas Lynch, Junr.
Arthur Middleton
Samuel Chase
Wm. Paca
Thos. Stone
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
George Wythe
Richard Henry Lee
Th. Jefferson
Benja. Harrison
Thos. Nelson, Jr.
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Carter Braxton
Robt. Morris
Benjamin Rush
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Battle Brandywine
Sept. 9 troops were stationed Forced Americans to retreat Eventually took over Philadelphia Went from 15,000-6,000 after the battle -
Articles Of Confederation
The Articles were the first form of rules for the colonies to abide by. It was the first Form of the Modern Constitution Developed a system of trade that all the the colonies could use. One formal set of laws and regulations Developed country name States friendship with one another -
Treaty Of Peace
A treaty between America and Great Britain A treaty brought an end to the American Revolution. Final stepping stone for America to become its own nation -
After The Revolution
There was whole new unified country Not everyone was happy. there were still loyalist groups