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Treaty of Paris 1763
The document that ended the French and Indian war. France gave up all their land and lost power in America. -
Pontiacs Rebellion
Chief Pontiac of the Shawnees led Native Americans against the settlers because of the Treaty of Paris. -
Proclamation Line of 1763
King George enforces the proclamation line to stop Pontiac's rebellion against the British Colonists. It is along the natural border of the Appalachian mountains. -
Sugar Act of 1764
Colonists must pay a tax of 3 pence for sugar, molasses, wine, etc. -
Stamp act of 1765
The British were not making enough money after the French and Indian war. They passed the stamp act because it was something everyone used. It taxed anything with paper. -
The Quartering act
The British wanted a way they could monitor the colonists of treason. The Quartering Acts makes colonists house British soldiers and supply them. -
Writs of Assistance
The colonists were smuggling goods that usually get taxed, so the British passed the Writs of Assistance. This let soldiers have a free warrant to search any suspicious people that were smuggling goods. -
Declaratory Act
The stamp act was repealed a year after it was passed, and the British passed the Declaratory act. It said that the British government had superiority over the colonists. -
Townshend Act
It was passed under the colonists noses and secretively. It taxed paper, glass, tea, lead, and paint. -
Boston Massacre
There was a protest that turned violent when the colonists of Boston started to throw clubs and rocks. The guards took fire at the group and killed five people. -
Tea Act
All the acts passed were abolished, but Parliament kept the tea act because they didn't want the colonists to think that they were in control. This would lead to the Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16 1773 a group of colonists dressed as Native Americans boarded ships and dumped tea into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
This was a meeting organized by The Committee of Correspondence. They met in Philadelphia and voted on decisions of current events such as the intolerable acts. They also built a militia called the minutemen. -
Coersive Acts
Parliament passed four laws to keep the colonists in order after the Boston Tea Party. -
Olive Branch Petition
After the battles, some patriot leaders still were loyal to the crown. They wanted to avoid war, so they sent the Olive Branch Petition to avoid it. The king later rejected the offer. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
When the colonists were warned the minutemen got ready. 700 British soldiers marched into Lexington, and 70 minute men were waiting. Someone shot a shot, but no one knows who. The shot starts the war. The British win the first battle. Then the British march to Concord where they are confronted by 4000 colonists. The British are chased back to Boston where they are saved by 1000 British soldiers. The revolution has started. -
The Second Continental Congress
The congress meets in Philadelphia again on May 10th. They make an official army, and they name George Washington as the leader. They also print money to pay the soldiers. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Minutemen decides to set up camp at Bunker Hill, which alarms the British. They then attack defeating the colonists to their surrender. The colonists still see this as a victory because the killed more British soldiers. -
Common Sense
The publishment of Common Sense changed people's minds on not starting a war. It was created by Thomas Paine and let the idea of independence out. -
Declaration of Independence
On July 4th, 1776 Congress voted to adopt the document that changed America forever. It led to the colonists independence, and the creation of the United States of America. -
Battle of Trenton
On Christmas day Washington decides to sneak across the Delaware River. He surprises the Hessian army in New Jersey, and full-fledged attacks them. The Hessians surrender. Eight days later he surprises the British in Princeton and also wins there. -
Battle of Saratoga
The British were heading to Albany when they get stopped by American troops at Saratoga, New York. The Americans built fortifications the British had to break through. Several days later the troops surround the British. This helps gain the alliance of France. -
Winter at Valley Forge
The British force Washington back in Philadelphia, so he has to set up camp at Valley Forge. The American troops get exposed to the cold weather why the British have Philadelphia. The Americans get really low on supplies. 25% of the Americans die, but in 1778 America gains their first ally. -
Battle of Yorktown
General Cornwallis of the British sets up in Yorktown feeling good as they are winning the war. A black spy for the Patriots spots them and tells Washington. Washington sees an opportunity. The French blocks Chesapeake Bay, and the Patriots attack. The battle lasts for three weeks, and Cornwallis surrenders. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The Treaty was signed by the British following their defeat. This is the end of the revolution, and the U.S is an independent nation.