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French and Indian War
This war provided Great Britain territorial gains in North America. Great Britain then raised taxes which led to a widespread protests and boycotts on British goods. -
Proclamation Line
The Proclamation was supposed to prevent the outbreak of a costly war preventing further expansion into the contested area. This ended up causing the American Revolution. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act increased measures to enforce the tax. British helped the growing movement that became the American Revolution. -
Sons of Liberty
Helped with providing British policies and protesting to make the British aware that they were unhappy. They used an extreme form of civil disobedience to try to intimidate loyalists. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a direct tax on the colonists and causes an uproar in America. It was also a tax on paper goods. -
Declaratory Act
Allowed the British to put a tax on whatever they wanted, and to make laws that were binding to the colonists. The colonists became opposed to Parliaments intent to rule over them from another country. -
Townsend Acts
Acts that were passed by British the right to impose taxes on various goods. These taxes angered the colonists because they felt they were being taxed without representation. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired their weapons into a crowd of colonists who were teasing them. Five of the colonists ended up dying and as a result, the colonists used this event as an excuse to promote the revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
This was the first time that the Americans showed any kind of resistance toward the British and their rules. It railed the Americans to fight for their Independence. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This was fought during the Seige of Boston during the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The American patriots were defeated. -
1st Continental Congress
Was formed so that the colonies could meet and discuss how to deal with the British. It served as a temporary government and was a step closer towards declaring their Independence from British. -
Battle of Trenton
General George Washington defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton after crossing the Delaware river in a terrible storm. This ended up boosting the morale for the American troops. -
Battle of Saratoga
This battle occurred during the second year of the American Revolution and it included two crucial battles. This turned out to be a crucial turning point for the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Kings Mountain
Military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War. This resulted in a victory for Patriots. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the war between the US and Great Britain. This treaty recolonized American Independence as well as establishing new borders for the new nation.