french and indian

By kelsirecord

  • french and indian war 1754-1763

    1. fought between england and france
    2. Fought over north american territories 3.The start of the war was a result of indians led by george Washington killing a french officer.

  • Treaty of Paris

    1.ended french and indain war
    2. england was determined to be victor of this war
    3.france looses all of its american claims and claims land fromamerica through canada

  • proclamation

    1. This prevented colonist from moving west of the applachian mountains
    2. created to stabalize relations
      3.colonist did not like being told what to do

  • sugar act

    1.Tax on sugar and molasses
    2.Did not affect many, but the idea of taxes a growing issue

  • stamp act

  • writs of assistance

    1.gave the right to search ships without any reason
    2.

  • town shed acts

    1.tax on essential goods
    2.tax on variuos household items such as paper, glass, etc...
    caused a boycott.

  • quartering act

    1.Quarting of troops
    2.colonist had to provide a place to sleep,food balnkets etc..
    3.everyone hated this but nothing could be done

  • boston massacre

    1.tensions rose shots were fired 5 colonist died
    2. a riotting mob con fronted a britsh soldiers house
    3. sam adams used tho opportunities to whip up anti british feeling by calling it "massacre"

  • tea act

    1. Tax on tea
    2. cut out of tea trade with british
    3. company lowered prices

  • boston tea party act

    1.liberty dumped 190,000,000 pounds of tea into boston harbor
    2.caused intollerable acts

  • Intollerable acts

    1. no disscusions of polcies
    2. couldn't hold town meetings port of boston closed
    3. first contenental meets

  • 1st conetenitial congress

  • lexington and conncord

    1. Brithish marched up to concord and destroyed military supplies 2.concord forced to retreat
    2. A famous qoute from the battle was " shots were heard all around the world" Said by Ralph Waldo

  • • Ft. Ticonderoga

    1.had 1/10 of the forts capacity
    2. Americans had gained control, albeit temporarily, over the invasion route from Canada
    3.American soldiers would remain in control of Fort Ticonderoga until it was abandoned by Arthur St. Clair during the Saratoga campaign two years later.
    3.had 1/10 of the forts capacity

  • 2nd conetenitial congress

    1.Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776 to discuss the rebellion
    2.Richard Henry Lee introduced a resolution that declared the colonies “Free and Independent”
    3.A committee was created to write a declaration of

  • • Bunker Hill

    1.Militia waited on the top of the hill and were ordered, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.”
    2.Battle ensued, but the militia were forced off the hill.
    3.British won, but suffered more than 1400 deaths and casualties.

  • • Common Sense

    1. Made by Thomas Paine 2.Common Sense increased public support for American independence. 3.He believed it was ridiculous for America to be governed by an island across a vast ocean.

  • • Declaration of Independence

    1. it meant Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. 2.Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the People to altar or to abolish it, and to institute new Government…” part of a famous quote 3.That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed

  • • Battle of New York

    1.British attacked Washington’s army on Long Island and inflicted heavy casualties
    2.happened on chrismas
    3.it was a suprise attack

  • • Battle of Trenton

    1. Took place the day after chrismas 2.George Washington—Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army—devised a plan to cross the Delaware River on Christmas night and surround the Hessian garrison 3.Washington's forces caught them off guard and, after a short but fierce resistance, most of the Hessians surrendered.

  • • Battle of Princeton

  • • Battle of Saratoga

    1.won this battle fought britian head on
    2.french joined us in the war
    3.french helped us win battle of york town because of this.

  • • Winter at Valley Forge

    1.Washington and his men spent the long cold winter of 1777-1778 in Valley Forge Pennsylvania.
    2.The American troops were in desperate need of food and warm clothing
    3.lost 2/3 of our men.

  • • Battle of Yorktown

    1.American General Horatio Gates surrounded Burgoyne’s remaining forces at Saratoga New York.
    2.a fleet of French battleships sailed into the Bay…Cornwallis was now trapped
    3.cornwallis surrendered and we win the war.

  • • Treaty of Paris

    1.Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation
    2.United States gained all land east of the Mississippi River from Canada to Florida
    3.U.S. agreed to return all property taken from Loyalist