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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War. -
Proclamation of 1763
Forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalations. -
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The American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America. -
Stamp Act
Stamps, bills, wills, newspapers and playing cards were taxed. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act lowered the restricted taves of molasses. It was strictly enforced. -
Declaratory Act
Parliament had full authority to make laws binding on the colonies "in all cases what so ever." -
Boston Massacre
A street mob challenged British troops guarding Boston's custom house. Guards fired at the crowd and 5 colonists were killed. -
Intolerable Acts
Parliament closed part of the Boston Harbor. They suspended the charter of MA and restricted the colonists with the Quartering Act. -
Townshend Duties
Taxed the import of glass, lead, paint, paper and tea. -
Tea Act
To provent the tea company from going bankrupt, Parliament granted permission to sell it directly to the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Patriots dressed as Indians and boarded 3 East India company ships in Boston Harbor. They dumped 342 chests of tea overboard. -
Lexington and Concord
British were going to take over the Patriot supply center. War started between the colonists and Britain. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
It is one of the most important colonial victories in the U.S. War for Independence. It was fought during the Siege of Boston. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Pettion was adopted by the Continental Congress in an attempt to avoid a full-blown war with Great Britain. -
Common Sense published
Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously in 1776. Common Sense, signed "Written by an Englishman", became an immediate success. -
Siege of Boston ends
The eight-year British occupation of Boston ended when British troops evacuated the city and sailed to the safety of Halifax, Nova Scotia -
Declaration of Independence
A way to say that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Battle of New York
The battle of won by the British led by General Howe. In Longisland, Howe fails to eradicate his army and Washington strategicly withdrawls. -
Battle of Trenton
Won by colonists. Washington surprises and attacks Hessian soldiers. -
Battle of Germantown
Won by the British. Howe defeats Washington, but barely. This demonstrated that the colonists were able to make an offensive surge. -
Battle of Saratoga
Won by colonists. General Burgoyne attacks thorugh Canada. Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold defeat Burgoyne. This is when the French enter the war. -
Valley Forge
Winter 1777-1778. It was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. It was here that the Continental army was desperately against the ropes and ready to quit. But they did not. -
Battle of Charlestown
Won by British. Benjamin Lincoln surrenders to Henry Clinton (5,000 soldiers.) This shows the initial dominance of Britian in the south. -
Battle of Camden
Won by British. Horatio Gates badly loses to Cornwallis. This changes the US strategy in the South and hardens to resolve to fight. -
Articles of Confederation created
The first constitution of the United States. Drafted in 1777 by the same Continental Congress that passed the Declaration of Independence, the articles established a "firm league of friendship" between and among the 13 states. -
Battle of Yorktown
Won by colonists. Washington and Lafayette and Frnech navy force Cornwallis to surrender 8,000 soldiers. This was the last major land battle. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America on the other.
