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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war began in 1754, and ended in 1763.
Great Britain gained many territories in North america, wars expenses lead to discontent, and so did the American Revolution. -
Treaty of 1763
Treaty of Paris 1763 ended the French and Indian war, It also ended seven years war between Great Britain and France and their respective allies. France had give up all of their territories in mainland North America, which resulted in the ending of any foreign military threat the British colonies there. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III on October 7, 1763, Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the Seven Years' War. Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the Seven Years' War. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London. -
Boston Massacre
A confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. The event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
Boston Tea Party
political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing taxation without representation. This was important because it fueled the tension between Britain and America that ultimately led to the Revolutionary War. -
Intolerable Acts
punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were created because they wanted to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. battles were fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge. hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
fought during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in the battle. British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Although commonly referred to as the Battle of Bunker Hill, most of the fighting occurred on nearby Breed's Hill. -
Publication of Common Sense
pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government.Thomas Paine believes monarchies are an invalid form of government because they violate the laws of nature and religion. -
Declaration of Independence
pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War, which took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. The victory at the first Battle of Trenton turned around the face of the war. After months of defeat and retreat for the American Army, this victory changed the morale of both the army and the country. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, it proved to be a turning point in the American struggle for independence. It also had a direct impact on the career of General George Washington. The success at Saratoga gave France the confidence in the American cause to enter the war as an American ally. -
Valley Forge
The third of eight winter encampments for the Continental Army's main body, In September 1777, Congress fled Philadelphia to escape the British capture of the city. The six-month encampment of General George Washington's Continental Army at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778 was a major turning point in the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Cowpen
The Battle of Cowpens was an engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought on January 17, 1781 near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina, between U.S. forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Sir Banastre Tarleton, as part of the campaign in the Carolinas. Cowpens was the most decisive American victory of the War for Independence. It gave a major boost to Patriot morale, inflicted casualties that the British could not replace. -
Battle of Yorktown
Significance of the Battle of Yorktown: The significance of the conflict was that Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown. The British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
Signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, officially ending the American Revolutionary War. The Treaty of Paris granted the United States title to an extraordinarily vast expanse of land. The fledgling nation stretched from the sparsely settled Atlantic Coast in the east, to the Mississippi River in the west and the Great Lakes in the north, to the Gulf of Mexico in the south.
