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French-Indian War
A war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. British won and that gave the colonies more land but the colonies had to pay a price, taxation. -
Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation t o organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native Americans. -
Suagr Act
A tax that Parliament passed on the Sugar and Molasses in the colonies. -
Stamp act
A tax by Britian on all British stamped paper products in the colonies. -
Declaratory Act
An act that stated that Parliament's authority was the same in America as in Britain, wich was full authority. -
Boston Massacre
An incident where British redcoats killed five civilian men in Boston that had been pestering the British soldiers on dutie by throwing rocks and iceballs at them thus escallading the violence. -
Tea Act
An act that forced the colonist middle man to be cut out and the East India Tea company to directly sell to the colonist. This enraged the colonist merchant class the most. -
Boston Tea Party
A couple of the members of the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and dumped tea from the East India Company into the Boston Harbor because they believed that Britian and The East India Co. was monopolizing the colonial merchants. -
Intolerable Acts
Acts issued by the British in response to the Boston Tea Party, these acts consisted of the quartering act, wich allowed British soldiers to board in colonist houses and the Quebec act allong with many others. The colonist felt that these acts were violations as their rights as British Citizens thus leading to the colonists fighting for their freedom. -
Battles at Lexington and Concord
Dubbed "the shot heard round the world", The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The British invaded Lexington and Concord because of Ammunition and Gun supplies the colonists were holding. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War. While the result was a victory for the British, they suffered heavy losses over 226 killed and 800 wounded. -
Olive Branch Petition
An attempt to avoid a full-blown war with Britain. It was rejected. -
Common Sense - Thomas Paine
a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously on January 10, 1776, during the American Revolution. -
Seige of Boston Ends
Dubbed Evacuation Day, this was the day the British left Boston and was thought to go back to Britian but really went to Canada. -
Battle of New York
A series of battles for control of New York City between Gen. Howe and Washington. These battles strung out until 1777 where the British finally gained control of NYC. Washington however was able to gain controll of NJ at the same time. -
Declaration of Independence
A letter to the King that stated that they wanted their freedom and described all of Englands/ Parliaments flaws -
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American Revoloution
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Battle of Trenton
The battle after Washington crossed the Delaware. It was a breif battle, leading to all of the hessian forces being wiped out. -
Batte of Germantown
A battle between Britian's General Howe and American General George Washington,resulted in a British victory in this battle ensured that Philadelphia, the "capital" of the U.S. at the time, would remain with the British through the winter of 77-78. -
Battle of Saratoga
The turning point of the Revoloution, General Burgoyne surrender his army after decisivly being defeated. -
Articles Of Confederation
An agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation of states and served as its first constitution. -
Battle of Charleston
A major battle at the end of the war, after the British began to shift toward the south. It was a major loss for the continental army which resulted in a 5,000 soldier loss for Benjamin Lincon. -
Battle of Camden
A major victory for the British in the Southern part of the American Revolutionary War. On August 16, 1780, British forces under General Charles and Lord Cornwallis defeated the colonial forces of General Horatio Gates. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. -
Battle of Yorktown
Surrender of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by the Rochambeau over the British Army commanded by General Cornwallis.
