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The Colonists go against those of New France. Both sides were supported by American Indian allies.
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The Proclamation was issued by King George III. This was issued after the French and Indian War.
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The British issued a tax on sugar and other important goods. Merchants had been required to pay a tax of 2 pounds a month.
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The Stamp Act was an Act on Parliament of Great Britain that imposed direct tax on the colonists. This act required many printed materials in the colonies to be produced on stamped paper in London.
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The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization created in the colonies. The purpose of this organization was to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight a taxation by the British government.
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Laws passed by Parliament that set taxes on imports to the colonies.
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Conflict between colonists and British soldiers. Four colonists were killed.
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A network of communications set up in Massachusetts and Virginia to inform other colonies of ways that Britain threatened colonial rights.
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A protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor.
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A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protest against the British.
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This battle was the true start of the American Revolution against Great Britain.
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A document that declared the United States to be a free, independent nation. It was written by Thomas Jefferson.
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The turning point of the American Revolution. This battle was won by the Americans.
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The place where George Washington's army spent the harsh winter of 1777-1778. Several diseases killed 2/3 of the 2,000 soldiers who stayed there.
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The treaty signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain. This treaty officially ended the war.
