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The French and Indian war
Pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and the American Indian allies -
Proclamation line of 1763
Issued by King George lll following Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America. -
The sugar act
Parliament passed the the sugar act of 1764. It was the first tax enacted by the British against the colonists -
The sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization that was created in the Thirteen American Colonies to advance the rights of the European colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. It played a major role in most colonies in battling the Stamp Act in 1765. -
The stamp act
Britain passes the Stamp Act, imposing a tax on legal documents, newspapers, even playing cards. This is the first direct tax on the American colonists and is hotly resisted. -
The townshend act
The Townshend Acts were a series of British Acts of Parliament passed during 1767 and 1768 and relating to the British in North America. -
Boston Massacre
British army soldiers shot shot and killed five people under harassment by locals -
Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. -
Intolerable acts
Laws passed by the British parliament in 1774 after the Boston tea party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists. -
The battle of Lexington and Comncord
The battle was the true start of the American Revolution against Great Britain “The shot heard around the world” -
The battle of Long Island
Largest battle of the Revolutionary war, British remained control over New York. -
Fort Ticonderoga
This was the first real victory of the Revolutionary war -
Battle of Saratoga
This was known as the turning point of the war -
Battle of Monmouth
It ended in a long- term victory for the Americans -
The battle of Yorktown
This was the most important battle in the Revolutionary war, and this ended the fighting for the American colonists.
