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American Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation that created a boundary between Indian lands and white settlement -
Stamp Act of 1765
Was an act that required a stamp on about 50 trade items in the colonies. -
Townshend Taxes and the Boston Massacre
Townshend Taxes enforces taxes items like paint, lead, and paper, and also taxed shipping of items. In the Boston Massacre 60 colonists fired upon by 8 British soldiers resulting in 5 deaths and 6 wounded. -
The Intolerable Acts
Series of laws enacted to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Tea Party
Men dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 15,000 pounds of Tea off of 3 ships. -
The First Continental Congress
Gathering of 55 delegates from 12 colonies in response to the Intolerable Acts. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The British tries to seize weapons in Concord, "Shot heard around the world" in Lexington. -
Second Continental Congress
Created the Continental Amy and named George Washington it's commander -
Battle of Bunker Hill
It is the most bloodest battles of the war with British taking 1000 in dead/wounded and the colonists taking 400 in dead/wounded. Took the British 3 waves to take the hills, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Phamplet written in common language asking for independence from Britain. -
Declaration of independence
The independence of America from Bristain. Written by Thomas Jefferson signed by 50 delagates from the 13 colonies -
Battles of Saratoga
Considered the turning point of the war and gave the French confidence in the colonists. -
Battle of Yorktown
The French using their Navy to cut off British supply ships, the colonists were able to defeat the British in a battle that led to the end of the war. -
Treaty of Paris
A Treaty signed between Britain and the colonists ending the war. Granted the colonists rights to the land from the Appalachians to the Mississippi.
