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Treaty of Paris (1763)
The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Peace of Paris and the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, after Britain's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War. The signing of the treaty formally ended the Seven Years' War, otherwise known as the French and Indian War in the North American theatre. -
Treaty of Paris (French & Indian War)
"The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Peace of Paris and the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, after Britain's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War.
The signing of the treaty formally ended the Seven Years' War, otherwise known as the French and Indian War in the North American theatre, which marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe." - Wikipedia -
Proclamation of 1763
The British issued the Proclamation of 1776 that forbid colonists to settle west of the Appalachians. This made the colonists angry because they thought they had won the right to settle the Ohio River Valley. This helped start the war for American Independence. -
Sugar Act
Britain passed the Sugar Act, which put a tax on sugar, molasses, and other goods. It called for strict inforcement and punishment to smugglers. It mostly effected colonial merchants. -
Stamp Act
Parliament passed the Stamp Act. This required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax had been paid. All diplomas, contracts, and even playing cards had to carry a stamp. This was a new kind of tax for the colonies. Colonists along with Patrick Henery Protested vigorously. -
Quartering Act
This was another Act passed by Parliament to save money. It required the colonists to house the British troops, and provide them with necessities. General Thomas Gage put most of the troops in New York. -
Boston Massacre
"The Boston Massacre, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. British troops had been stationed in Boston, capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, since 1768 in order to protect and support crown-appointed colonial officials attempting to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation." - Wikipedia -
Tea Act
After Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts, they proposed a new law called the Tea Act. The Tea Act gave the British East India Company control over the trading of tea. Colonists who had not been paying taxes on tea would now have to. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a nonviolent political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773. Disguised as Indians, the demonstrators destroyed the entire supply of tea sent by the East India Company in defiance of the American boycott of tea carrying a tax the Americans had not authorized. They boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into Boston Harbor, ruining the tea. -
Intolerable Acts
The Coercive Acts, otherwise known as the Intolerable Acts were a series of laws to punish the colonists. They included laws to close the Port of Boston until the destroyed tea in The Boston Tea Party, was restored. They also banned the Committies of Correspondence and alowed British soilders to stand trial in Britain. -
1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies (Georgia was not present) that met on September 5, 1774, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was called in response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament. The Intolerable Acts had punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
'The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston.' - Wikipedia -
Second Continenetal Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met between September 5, 1774 and October 25, 1774, also in Philadelphia The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, and adopting the United States Declaration of Independence. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
"The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after the adjacent Bunker Hill, which was peripherally involved in the battle and was the original objective of both colonial and British troops, and is occasionally referred to as the "Battle of Breed's Hill."" - Wikipedia -
American Crisis by Thomas Paine
The American Crisis is a pamphlet series by 18th century Enlightenment philosopher and author Thomas Paine, originally published from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution. Often known as The American Crisis or simply The Crisis, there are sixteen pamphlets in total. -
"Common Sense' by Thomas Paine
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. It explained the advantages of and the need for immediate independence. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution and became an immediate sensation. It was sold and distributed widely and read aloud at taverns and meeting places. -
Declaration of Independence
"The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed a union that would become a new nation—the United States of America. John Adams was a leader in pushing for independence, which was unanimously approved on July 2." -Wikipedia -
Battle of Long Island (Battle of Brooklyn)
"The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brookly, fought on August 27, 1776, was a major victory for the British and defeat for the Americans under General George Washington. It was the start of a successful British campaign that gave the British control of the strategically important city of New York. In the American Revolutionary War it was the first major battle to take place after the United States declared independence in July, 1776." - Wikipedia -
Battle of Trenton
"The Battle of Trenton took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, after General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton, New Jersey. The hazardous crossing in adverse weather made it possible for Washington to lead the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers garrisoned at Trenton. After a brief battle, nearly the entire Hessian force was captured, with negligible losses to the Americans." - Wikipedia -
Battles of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) conclusively decided the fate of British General John "Burgoyne's army in the American War of Independence and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war. Two battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground, 9 miles (14 km) south of Saratoga, New York." - (Wikipedia) The Patriots defeated the British, giving them more cofidence. -
Winter at Valley Forge
"Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 during the American Revolutionary War. It is approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Starvation, disease, and exposure killed nearly 2,500 American soldiers by the end of February 1778." - Wikipedia -
Battle of Yorktown
"The Battle of Yorktown taking place on October 19, 1781, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War." - Wikipedia -
Treaty of Paris 1783
"The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on one side and the United States of America and its allies on the other." -Wikipedia
