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French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, in which it forbade settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
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1765 required the use of stamped paper or stamps on various items - including trade items, commercial and legal documents.
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The Townshend Act taxed the colonist on items such as paper, red and white lead, class paints and tea shipped from England.
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A group of 60 colonist gathered together. The colonists taunted the soldiers who were there on duty. The colonists started the massacre by throwing a club knocking a soldier to the ground. After the smoke from the gun fires had cleared it unveiled a bloody scene with wounded and dead colonists.
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an act that gave the east India tea company a monopoly on selling tea in the American colonies.
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Patriot name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Massachusetts after the Boston Tea party
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came together to abolish British Tyranny which they would hold collected taxes until Massachusetts was back on a constitutional foundation.
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first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War
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Created the Continental Army. Named George Washington commanding general.
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Battle of Bunker Hill(over 1000 British and 400 colonists were wounded or killed) Took the British 3 waves to finally take the hill.
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Written by Thomas Paine. Written for the common people. First document that asked for independence from Britain.
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Who wrote it by Thomas Jefferson and was officially declared from Britain, and signed by 56 delegates.
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2 Battles - Freeman's farm and Bemis heights. Considered the turning point in the war.
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:ast major land battle in North America of the American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence.French wanted revenge and joined forces.
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ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on one side and the United States of America and its allies on the other.
