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revolutinary war
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proclamation of 1763
on october 7th of 1763, a document was issued that prohibited the north american colonists from establishing or maintaining settlements west of an imaginary line running down the crest of the appalachian mountains. -
Quartaring act of 1764
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stamp act
English citizens in Britain were taxed at a rate that created a serious threat of revolt -
john adams
john was sam adams cousin and contributed just as much as him to the colonies -
Sam adams
sam was a representitive of the conenetial congress and great contributer to the colonies in the revolutionary war -
sons of liberty
they were a group that fought against the british tax laws. -
Hessians
hessians were germen soldiers that fought for the british. -
Lord Cornwallis
Lord (Charles) Cornwallis led several successful early attaks during the Revolutionary war, securing British victories at New York, Brandywine and Camden. -
Martha Curtis Washington
Martha Curtis Washington was George Washingtons wife after she eas widoed -
townshend act
taxes on glass, paper, oil, paint, and lead -
George Washington
George Washington was a very important general in the revolutionary war that helped the colonists gain their freedom. Later he became the first presedent of the United States. -
boston massacre
A street fight that occured between a mob of patriots and a squad of british soldiers -
Abigail Adams
She was the wife of john adams the first vice presedent and second presedent -
boston tea party
A group of patriots dressed up as native americans and dumped british tea in to the boston harbor because of taxes on the tea -
intolerable acts March 31-June 22
boston ports act, Administation of justice act, Massacusets goverment act, Quartering act of 1774, Quebec act -
1st contenental congress
the first contenential congress meets in philadelphia and issuses declaration and resolves -
Paul Revere
Paul revere warned the colonists of the british attack on the colonies -
lexington and concord
british soldiers quartered in boston marched torward lexington to capture Sam Addams and John Hancock. Then to concord to take the colonists supply of gunpowder -
Patriots
colonits that contribute to the new worlds sucsess -
loyalists
people loyal to the british -
Dec. of independence
congress debates and revises the dec. of independence -
Dec. of independence
Delegates begin to sign the dec. of independence -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine published "common sense" a strong defence of american independence from england. -
battle of saratoga
this battle was the turning point of the revolutionary war. This event is when the british surendered and the colonists won. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was one of the biggest traitors in the U.S history. He started fighting for the colonies then fought for the british, then the colonies again, but then tried to turn an american post over to the british for money. -
thomas jefferson
thomas jefferson was the author of the dec. of independence and the third presedent of the u.s -
battle of yorktown
George Washington commands a force of 17000 french and contential troops leeds a seige known as yorktown -
treaty of paris
All of french teritory in north america was lost because the french lost the war.