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Treaty of Paris
The document that made France lose their land in America and gave England the Ohio Valley. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
This rebellion caused England to be moved out of the Ohio Valley and East of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Proclamation Line of 1763
This line restricted any English settlers from going west of the Appalachian Mt. -
Sugar Act
Taxed 3 pence for sugar, molasses, wine, etc. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required all colonists to pay for using any type of paper, such as playing cards, letters, wills, and diplomas. -
Quartering Act
This act forced all New Yorkers to house British soldiers without compensation. -
Writs of Assistance
This gave British soldiers a free warrant to search any house they wanted with or without a reasonable purpose. -
Declaratory Act
It basically stated that England was in charge of the colonies. -
Townshend Act
This act taxed goods before they arrived at the colonies. Charles Townshend believed that if the colonists didn't 'see' the tax then it wouldn't bother them. -
Boston Massacre
Colonists were harassing British soldiers and the soldiers shot in defense. -
Tea Act
A tax on tea was placed. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty threw all of the stocked up tea into the Boston Bay. -
Coercive Acts
They were four laws that the were set as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
Colonial leaders gathered to discuss what their next action would be against the British. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Colonists were waiting for the British to arrive and one of them fired, no one knows, which started the Revolution. -
Second Continential Congress
They met to agree to make an official army and George Washington would be the general. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The colonists kept the British suppressed for a very long time on Bunker Hill. However, on their third try, the British were able to take the hill because the colonists ran out ammunition. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Continental Congress sent a peace petition to King George III in a last ditch effort to avoid the war. King George III declined it, -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a short essay written by Thomas Paine. It outlined the various benefits of breaking away from England's grip. -
Declaration of Independence
The colonies declared that they acknowledge themselves as an independent nation. They are The United States of America. -
Battle of Trenton
The Continental Army launched a sneak attack on drunk Hessians across the Delaware River. -
Battle of Saratoga
The army surrounded the Red Coats on their way back to Albany, New York. They eventually surrendered after loads of firing from George Washington and his army. -
Winter at Valley
The Continental Army suffered pain and hardships through the harsh winter. Many soldiers did not have sufficient clothing. It was through the winter of 1777-1778 -
Battle of Yorktown
A three week siege ends when the British surrender to the Americans in Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The British and Americans sign a treaty in Paris which free America from Britain's grip.