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French and Indian War
- Fought between England and France. 2. Fought over control of North American territories. 3. The start of the war was a result of Indians led by George Washington killing a French officer.
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Treaty of Paris
- Ended the French and Indian War. 2. England was determined to be the victor of this war. 3. France loses all of it's North American claims. 4. England claims all land west to the Mississippi River and North through Canada.
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Proclamation of 1763
- This prevented Colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. 2. Created to stabalize relations between the Native Americans and the British Empire. 3. This became the first problem between the Colonist and the "Mother" England.
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Sugar Act of 1764
- This was a tax on suger and molasses. 2. It was established as a way of creating revenue for the British Knigdom after the French and Indian War. 3. This incident increased the colonists' concerns about the intent of the British Parliament and helped the growing movement that became the American Revolution.
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Stamp Act
- This tax placed a tax on all paper goods including wills and newspapers. 2. The result of the act was protests and anger by many colonists. This led to a boycott of the stamped paper goods. 3. As a result of the boycott and anti-British sentiment in the Colonies, Parliament formally repeals the Stamp Act.
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Quartering Act
- Colonists had to provide food, and supplies for the British soldiers. 2. This act was established to save the British Government's money. 3. Colonists would not provide the needs for the British soldiers.
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Writs of Assistance
1.A document that was a warrent for the British government to allow trade and navigation laws.
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Townshend Acts
- It put a tax on certain household items.
- Some are glass, paper, tea, lead, etc.
- It helped pay off the French and Indian War.
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Boston Massacre
- British Army Soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. 2. This was an incident. 3. Happened on March 5, 1770.
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Tea Act
- Tea merchants in the colonies were cut out of the tea trade because the British East India Company lowered their tea prices. 2. This happened on
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Boston Tea Party
- Sons of Liberty dumped 90,000 pounds of tea. 2. They dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor. 3. Happened on December 16, 1773.
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1st Continental Congress
- The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia. 2. They were following the Intolerable Acts of 1774. 3. Delegates agreed to ban all trade with Britain until Acts were repealed.
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Intolerable Acts
- Colonists could not hold town meetings. 2. Port of Boston closed. 3. Customs officials tried in Britain.
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Lexington
- 700 British Troops reached Lexington. 2. 70 militiamen were waiting. 3. No one knows who fired first, but within a few minutes 8 militiamen were dead.
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Concord
- British marched to Concord. 2. They destroyed military supplies and engaged in a battle where they were forced to retreat. 3. 4000 minutemen and militiamen lined the road from Concord to Lexington and shot at the “redcoats” as they retreated back to Boston.
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2nd Continental Congress
- They met in Philadelphia. 2. Members included John and Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Patrick Henry. 3. George Washington was chosen as the commanding general.
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Fort Ticonderoga
- In Boston, the Continental Army surrounded British troops with cannons. 2. Americans threatened to bombard the city. British troops left Boston. 3. Many loyalists left with the British fearing their safety.
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Bunker Hill
- Militia had built fortifications so the British attacked. 2. Militia waited on the top of the hill and were ordered, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” 3. British won, but suffered more than 1400 deaths and casualties.
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Common Sense
- Published by Thomas Paine. 2. “the call for Independence became a roar”. 3. Common Sense increased public support for American independence.
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Declaration of Independence
- Thomas Jefferson was chosen to compose the document. 2. The declaration is based on the philosophy of John Locke. 3. It was also based on his idea that people have unalienable rights that government can not take away.
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Battle of New York
- British wanted to capture New York City, the center of the Colonial economy. 2. British attacked Washington’s army on Long Island and inflicted heavy casualties. 3. Washington avoided capture and retreated into Pennsylvania.
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Battle of Trenton
- December 25th, 1776, Washington launched a surprise attack crossing the frozen Delaware River. 2. He captured over 800 Hessian prisoners. 3. They didn't lose one man.
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Battle of Princeton
- This happened right after the Battle of Trenton. 2. Washington captures another 300 British soldiers. 3. This happened at Princeton, New Jersey.
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Battle of Saratoga
- British General Burgoyne planned to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies. Daniel Morgan and the colonist had another idea. 2. It was a turning point of the war. 3. Benjamin Franklin got us help from France and Spain.
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Winter at Valley Forge
- 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. Most of Washington's men died of frostbite, starvation, etc.
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Battle of Yorktown
- British General Lord Cornwallis moved his troops to Virginia to set up camp and wait for reinforcements. 2. James Armistead (a slave) was a double spy and gave Washington information. 3. Trapped by French battleships, Lord Cornwallis surrendered on October 17, 1781…the Americans had won their independence!!!!
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Treaty of Paris 1783
- 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 Loyalists.
