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Treaty of Paris (1763)
The signing of the Treaty of Paris (1763) marked the end of the Seven Years War. It was an exchange of territory. France gave Louisianna to Spain and most conquested land was returned to their original owners. Britain did make considerable gains however. -
Procclamation Line 1763
The Procclamation Line was established by the French after the French and Indian War. It forbade settlers from moving past a line drawn on the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
Act of British Parliament imposing heavy tax on sugar and molasses which angered the colonists and sparked want for independance. -
Stamp Act
the Stamp act was an effect of British Parliament in which imposed a direct tax on all printed items in British America including newspapers, stamps, and paper. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act required American Colonists to house British troups. This put stress of American households from having to feed an extra grown man. -
The Townshend Act
Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea were applied with the intention of raising money for the (unwanted) administration of the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the event of a few colonists throwing snowballs at the british soldiers, and the soldiers killing 5 colonists and injured six others. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable acts were a series of laws that were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party and was supposed to be punishment. The acts took away self-governing rights that massachusetts had and took away historic rights. -
Boston Tea Party
An act of defiance by the Sons of Liberty, dressed as indians a few men boarded british ships and threw tea from the East India Company overboard into the boston harbor, ruining the tea. -
1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress , consisting of twelve representatives from the original thirteen colonies, met breifly to discuss economic options regarding the American Revolution -
Lexington and Concord
This was the first engagement of battle in the American Revolutionary War. it was a colonial victory. -
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Second Continental Congress
One representative from each colony met in regards to the Declaration of Independance and in order to affirm future steps in the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Bunker Hill
a brittish victory only because the colonists ran out of ammo. they were on top of Bunker Hill and just mowed down any british troup that started coming up the hill. The british captured the charesltown peninsula. -
Olive Branch Petition
A letter to the king of britain affirming loyalty in order to avoid conflict as a last endeavor to not go into war. The king did not even read it. -
Declaration of Independance
A document declaring that the colonies were thirteen independant soverign states that did not consider themselves a part of the british empire anymore. -
Common Sense/ Crisis
A letter written by Thomas Paine to the american colonists trying to boost nationalism and get them hyped for the Revolution -
Battle of Princeton/Trenton
the night of january 2nd 1777, george washington had his troups fight in tenton new jersey, and it was an american victory. The next morning. Washington Rallied his troups for the battle of Princeton in Princeton New Jersey, which was also an american success. -
Battle of Saratoga
British general led his troups down from canada hoping to meet a supply line when they got to upstate new york, and the new supply never came. The british surrendered, they had no other choice -
battle of camden
british victory. a humiliating defeat for the American Colonists. -
Battle of Kings Mountain
Patriot victory of the Loyalists. Patrick Furgeson, leading the loyalists rallied a loyalist militia, but got suprised with a sneak attack by the patriot militia and lost the battle -
Battle of Cowpens
a turning point in the revolution, the american colonists won the battle with new allies and recources from france and spain. -
Battle of Yorktown
American victory that resulted in the Treaty of Paris, and the declaration of independance being recognized by the British. Shortly after this seige american independance was granted. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
A declaration of peace between the British and the American Colonies that ended the American Revolutionary War.
