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French and Indian war
As the french were slowly populating North America, hostilities between England and France emerged and started as three inclusive wars in Europe but in 1754 spread to the new land, and the French were out numbered as well trained as the British soldiers so they formed an alliance with the natives so that the Indians could aid them in battle because they were involved together in fur trades. The war ultimately ended in 1763 with the signing of the treaty of Paris: the natives and French lost. -
Writ of assistance
The writ of assistance is a general search warrant that allowed
British customs officials to search any colonial ship or building
they believed to be holding smuggled goods. Because many merchants worked out of their residences, the writs enabled British officials to enter and search colonial homes whether there was evidence of smuggling or not. The merchants of Boston were outraged. -
Treaty of Paris
The signing of this ended the french and indian war, resulting in Great Britain claimed Canada and virtually all of North America east of the Mississippi River. Britain also took Florida from Spain, which had allied itself with France. The treaty permitted Spain to keep possession of its lands west of the Mississippi and the city of New Orleans, which it had gained from France in 1762. France retained control of only a few islands and small colonies near Newfoundland and in the west indies. -
Proclamation of 1763
The british governmant didn't want further conflict with the natives after the war, so the government prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. There was a proclamation line that the colonists were forbidden to cross, but the settlers were savage and claimed land past the line anyways. -
sugar act and colonist's response
The sugar act put a tax on exports, causing the colonist's to get extremly outraged because they didn't elect the officials that made the sugar act. -
Stamp act and colonist's response
The stamp act imposed a tax on documents and printed items such as wills, newspapers, and playing cards. A stamp would be placed on the items to prove that the tax had been paid. This is the first tax that directly screwed the poor colonists over. People reacted by forming the sons of liberty to protest the law. -
Sons of Liberty is formed & Samuel Adams
Boston shopkeepers, artisans, and laborers organized a secret resistance group called the Sons of Liberty to protest the law. Meanwhile, the colonial assemblies declared that Parliament lacked the power to impose taxes on the colonies because the colonists were not represented in Parliament. In October 1765, merchants in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia agreed to a boycott of British goods until the Stamp Act was repealed. Samualm Adams was the leader. -
Declaratory Act
Right after the stamp act was revoked, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act, which asserted Parliament’s full right “to bind the colonies and people of America in all cases whatsoever.” -
Townshend Acts & colonists response. Why they were repealed.
Parliament started the townshend acts to tax goods that were imported into the colony from Britain, such as lead, glass, paint, and paper. They were repealed because the colonist's rebelled. -
Boston massacre
People were protesting so a mob gathered in front of the Boston Customs House and taunted the British soldiers standing guard there. Shots were fired and five colonists, including Crispus Attucks, were killed or mortally wounded. -
tea act
Tea was the colonist's favorite drink so the parliement taxed the heck out of it, causing the colonist's to get butthurt. -
boston tea party
Boston rebels disguised themselve's as natives and dumped 18,000 pounds into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts – all 3 parts
There was three parts to the new acts Parliement added in 1774, One law shut down Boston harbor. Another, the Quartering Act, authorized British commanders to house soldiers in vacant private homes and other buildings. In addition to these measures, General Thomas Gage, commander-in-chief of British forces in North America, was appointed the new governor of Massachusetts. To keep the peace, he placed Boston under martial law, or rule imposed by military forces. -
First Continental Congress meets
The first continental congress met because they wanted to draw up the colonial rights and let the colonies handle their own affairs. -
minute men
Minutemen were civilian soldiers that pledged to fight and rebel against England at any given moment. -
Midnight riders: Revere, Dawes, Prescott
On April 18th, 1775, these riders warned the people of boston that 700 British troops were marching towards them. -
Battle of Lexington
The first battle of the revolutionary war resulting in only one british soldier's death and only was fifteen minutes long. -
Battle of Concord
The next battle in the revolitionary war where the civilian militia used new war tactics to kill hundreds of british troops winning the battle. -
Second Continental Congress
Colonial leaders met up and some debated to get back in alliance with England or completely go independant, and Goerge Washington was appointed as the leader. -
continental army
the minute men had their names officially changed to the continental army to represent the colonies. -
battle of bunker hill
The deadliest battle of the war where colonists lost 400 men while british lost 1000 men and it was an uphill battle for the british. -
olive branch petition
In 1775, the congress sent england a message to restore the harmony but king george rejected the idea completely. -
john lockes social contract
John Locke was enlightened and believed everyone has a rifht to life, liberty, and property, his social contract was that people obey the government as long as the government has the people's right covered. -
publification of common sense
Thomas Paine wrote a 50 page book attacking King George and the monarchy and thought England wasn't justified to be a tyrant. -
Declaration of Independence
It was written by Thomas Jefferson, and was about how everyone has unalienable right for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It was adopted on july fourth, 1776. -
loyalists and patriots
Loyalists were those that opposed independance and were still faithful to britain and patriots were those that wanted to completely separate from England. -
Washington’s Christmas night surprise attack
Washington crossed the delaware river to do a surprise attack on the advanced enemy troops on christmas morning to wipe out the bad guys. -
Saratoga
Saratoga was the place that Burgoyne surrendered and as a result the French aided the Patriots. -
French American Alliance
The french decide to have a full on alliance with the colonists because they have faith in the fact that they could win after seeing them make Burgoyne surrender at Saratoga. -
Redcoats push Washington’s army across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania
Goerge washington's first real victory when he did a surprise attack on the hessians on christmas and killed every single one on christmas morning. -
valley forge
Washington's troops were stuck at valley forge for the winter and 2,000 men died from diseaase and starvation. -
British victories in the South
The british army moved south and took over and accomplished victories at Savannah, Georgia and also South Carolina in 1778 and 1781 -
Friedrich von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette
These men showed up at Valley forge to properly train the Colonist's and whip them into shape for the war in 1779. -
British surrender at Yorktown
In October 19th 1781, Cornwallis surrendered to 17,000 French and Colonists in Yorktown and peace talks arose in 1782. -
Treaty of Paris
The delegates signed the treaty of paris to make America's independance from England official.
