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French and Indian War
Was fought between France and Great Britain. France expanded into the Ohio River valley consequently bringing conflict between France and Britain. Ended in the Treaty of Paris 1763. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an law imposed by British Parliament that created a direct tax on the British colonies. The tax was put on printed materials that had an embossed revenue stamp. -
Quartering Act
An act imposed by the British Parliament requiring colonist to feed,house, and transport British soldiers who were stationed in their town.Our third amendment keeps this from happening again in a time of war. -
Boston Massacre
A confrontation between Patriots and British soldiers. Started as a fight but escalated when five colonist were shot and killed by British soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
*Political Protest
*"Taxation without representation"
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Intolerable Acts
Britain was fed up with colonial defiance so they passed these laws with the intent to punish the colonist for their actions in the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
The delegates from each of the 13 colonies except for Georgia met to organize a boycott in resistance to the British Parliament's Intolerable Act. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
First military act of the American Revolution. Tensions had been high between America and Great Britain for a great deal of time. The battle started as a confrontation, but soon turned violent when the British were put under intense fire. -
Second Continental Congress
A meeting between the delegates of the Thirteen Colonies in America. At the Second Continental Congress it was agreed that a Continental Army would be established. At this meeting the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence were created. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British defeated the Americans in Massachusetts. This battle gave colonist's a sense of hope because they inflicted a multitude of casualties among their enemy. -
Olive Branch Petition
The final attempt by the colonist to avoid war with Great Britain. The colonist were pledging their loyalty to British Parliament but King George III refused to read it and deemed the colonist traitors. -
Common Sense- Thomas Paine
Writing this Paine had the intent to encourage independence from Great Britain for the people in the 13 colonies. (used moral and political arguments) -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence severed any political ties the colonies had with British Parliament. What is written in the Declaration of Independence is the reason the colonist felt as if they needed to seek independence from Britain. -
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Battles of Saratoga
These two battles took place during the second year of the American Revolution and were fought 18 days apart. America won and was a crucial turning point in the war. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the thirteen colonies. This was the first form of a constitution and was approved by the Second Continental Congress. -
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Chesapeake Raid
The Chesapeake Raid was a campaign that was carried out by British naval forces. This raid caught the Chesapeake bay inhabitants by surprise which lead to barley any resistance. This raid by the British destroyed very important economical supplies. -
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Siege(Battle) of Yorktown
General George Washington beings the battle against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis on September 28th. After three weeks of non stop fighting day and night, Cornwallis surrendered to Washington. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty was signed by representatives of Britain and the US, end the American Revolution and recognized independence/ freedom or the thirteen colonies. -
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Constitutional Convention
The reasoning for this convention was to decide how America was going to be governed and to revise the weakness in the Articles of Confederation. During this convention the Constitution was written and signed. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of RIghts was written by James Madison and consists of the first 10 amendments.
