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Revolution - Jeremy Cummings
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Royal Proclamation of 1763
Parliament passed a law saying the colonists could not settle in the area west of the Appalachians but east of the Mississipi river. -
Stamp act of 1765
Parliament made it mandatory for approved stamps to be added to any legal documents that were used in the colonies. -
Townshend Taxes
Taxes on glass, lead, paint and paper. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of Colonists angered by the tea act of 1773 dressed up as natives and dumped boxes of tea into Boston harbor. Led by John Adams. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of acts passed by parliament that affected the colonies and surrounding areas. -
First Continental Congress
A gathering of Delagates from 12 colonies called in response to the intolerable acts. Georgia was not present due to their dependance on Britain. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battles fought during the Revolutionary war. The first shot fired was refered to as 'The shot heard round the world.' -
Second Continental Congress
A gathering of all 13 colonies got together to discuss matter of the colonial war effort. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The turning point of the revolutionary war in which the Outnumbered colonist soldiers held the hill for three waves of British soldiers. Made the French take notice of the Americans. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine arguing for independance from Britain. -
Declaration of Independance
A document written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by 56 Delagates of the Continental congress declaring why they wanted to separate from Britain. -
Battles of Saratoga
2 decisive american victories in the American Revolution, fought to the south of Saratoga, 19 days apart. -
Battle at Yorktown
A battle in which the French aided the colonists and blocked British reinforcments from coming to the battle. Resulted in the end of the war. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty singed by the conflicting Nations in order to settle their disputes and end the war.
