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Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris was the document that settled the French and Indian War. Britain obtained all the land that the French used to own. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac's rebellion captured various British forts.The rebellion was also made to attack the colonials. -
Proclamation line of 1763
The Proclamation line of 1763 was made so that all colonists who spoke English were allowed west of the Appalachian mountains.The Proclamation line was made due to Pontiac's rebellion and for the safety of the colonists. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act required the colonists to pay less.They passed the Sugar act so that the colonists wouldn't be so angered at the taxes. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was made so that Britain could pay off it's debt that was caused due to the French and Indian War.The Stamp Act was put on anything that used paper in it. -
Writs of Assistance
The Writs of Assistance allowed British soldiers to have a search warrant because colonists were smuggling goods.The writs of Assistance allowed British soldiers a free pass t look for smuggled goods. -
Quartering Acts
The quartering acts were made so that all colonists had to house British soldiers.The quartering acts were passed so that the British soldiers would watch over the colonists. -
Declaratory Act
The Act was so that the colonists knew that the British government had supreme authority. Some colonists ignored the declaratory act. -
Townshed Act
The Townshed acts were taxing goods before they got into the colonies.The King thought that the colonist would be less angry if the tax was before they got to the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the event that British soldiers fired on colonists.The colonists had made themselves into a mob and were harming the British troops only five people were killed in the incident. -
First Continental Congress
The first continental congress was a meet between the colonies so that they could decide what they were going to do about the intolerable Acts.There was a vote to ban all trade to Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed. -
Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts were made after the events of the Boston Tea party.The Coercive Acts closed all the ports in Boston. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington were caused because the British were informed that the colonists had weapons in Concord.The British also came because they were informed that Sam Adams was at Lexington. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The militia were defending "Bunker Hill" from the British. The militia didn't have enough ammunition to keep going so they lost Bunker Hill. -
Olive Branch petition
There was a petition made by the colonies for peace.King George didn't accept the petition from them. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet for the colonists. It was so that they realized that they needed Independence -
Declaration of Independence
Declaring independence was hard for the colonies due to the fact that they were unprepared in the military and political areas. Declaring independence was hard because it had never been done before and is about getting to make their own laws. -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington planned an attack on the hessian's on Christmas eve.George Washington was victorious. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga and fired at the British until the retreated.It made the colonies look like they might win against the British. -
Winter at Valley Forge
The soldiers were in poor conditions and lacked shoes.The colonists were very weak due to the lack of various supplies. -
Battle of Yorktown
Various British troops were captured in Yorktown. The British never got support from Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
United states is free and independant of Britain.