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French and Indian War
A conflict primarily between Great Britain and France over New World territory. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France -
The Proclamation Line of 1763
King George III declared all lands west of the Appalachian was off-limits to colonial settlers -
Committees of Correspondence
American colonies' first institution for maintaining communication with one another. -
Sugar Act
An attempt to discourage smuggling of sugar into the colonies. -
Stamp Act
Required the colonists to pay taxes on various forms of paper, documents and playing cards. -
Quartering Act
Outline the locations and conditions in which British soldiers are to find room and board in the American colonies. -
Declaratory Act
Could make laws binding the colonies in all cases whatsoever -
Townshend Act
Series of laws passed by the British government on the colonies -
Boston Massacre
A riot that started as a street brawl and ended with 5 people dead -
Tea Act
Principle objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India company in its London warehouses -
Boston Tea Party
Political protest which took place in Massachusetts because the British imposed the "taxation without representation" -
Coercive/ Intolerable Acts
A series of four acts established by the British government. The aim of the legislation was to restore order in Massachusetts and punish Bostonians for their Tea Party -
First Continental Congress
Met in Philadelphia to organize colonial resistance to Parliament Coercive Acts -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First military engagement of the Revolutionary War -
2nd Continental Congress
Functioned as a de facto national government at the outset of the Revolutionary War by raising armies, directing strategies, appointing diplomats and writing treaties -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The first major battle of the Revolutionary War. The Patriots sought to delay a British attack but instead provoked one. -
George Washington
Washington was selected as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. -
Marquis de Lafayette
Served the Continental Army with distinction during the American Revolutionary War, providing tactical leadership while securing vital resources France -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
In arguing for American Independence, Paine denounced the monarchy and argued that people are born in to a state of equality. -
Baron Von Stueben
Arrives at George Washington's encampment at Valley Forge and commences in training soldiers -
Committee of Five
Drafted and presented what would become America's Declaration of Independence to the full congress -
Declaration of Independence
Main purpose of America’s Declaration of Independence was to explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain -
Ben Franklin and John Adams
Negotiated and secured a formal alliance and treaty -
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Battle of Saratoga
A turning point in the American Revolution. It gave the Patriots a major morale boost and persuaded the French, Spanish and Dutch to join their cause a mutual rival. -
Articles of Confederation
The first constitution of the United States -
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Battle of Yorktown
The British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolutionary War -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the War of the American Revolution
