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Proclamation of 1763
After Britain won the Seven Years' War and gained land in North America, it issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which made sure that American colonists didn't settle west of the Appalachians.
There is great significance in the Proclamation of 1763. It was an act according to which the new settlers in the United States were not allowed to go and live beyond the river Mississippi. -
Boston Massacre
The massacre occurred on the 5th of March in 1770 and was more a riot, not a massacre, as only five men died (three instantly and the other two later on from wounds sustained). British soldiers,having been sent to enforce laws, got into conflicts with the locals. These spats culminated on the 5th when a crowd of colonists confronted some soldiers, yelling insults and throwing snowballs, ice and other weapons at the soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
England taxed America. Americans thought it was unfair. Americans dressed up like Indians and dumped all of the tea from England into the harbor. England got pissed. War for Independence ensued. Fast forward, government is again levying oppressive and unfair taxes on the people. New tea party forms. New tea party is labeled racist by those who are dependent upon the government for their welfare checks.
They did this for the reason of taxed for tea and goods they didn't want to pay for. -
Lexington and Concord
The causes of the battles of Lexington & Concord were oppressive British rule of the American colonies and the Boston Tea Party. These were the first two battles of the American Revolution which lead to their eventual freedom. -
Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on bread Hill in June of 1775 during Siege of Boston in the American Revolutionary War. The Battle of Bunker Hill was between British Troops of the Boston garrison and troops of the American Continental Army. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Petition was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown. King George refused to read the petition and on August 23 proclaimed that the colonists had 'proceeded to open and avowed rebellion.' John Dickinson drafted the Olive Branch Petition, which was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5 and submitted to King George on July 8, 1775. -
Publishing of Common Sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. In clear, simple language it explained the advantages of and the need for immediate independence. -
Dorchester Heights
General (Sir) Issac Brock died when he was seen by a sniper. He was shot in the chest and died almost instantly. The British soldiers won this battle.
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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, and adopted by the Second Continental Congress. This article stated the reasons why the British colonies of North America sought their independence in July of 1776. It stated all men are created equal and that there are certain unalienable rights that governments should never violate. -
Trenton
The Battle of Trenton took place on December 26, 1776 during the American Revolutionary War. General George Washington led the main Continental Army across the Delaware to surprise and virtually eliminate the Hessian garrison at Trenton, New Jersey. This overwhelming victory helped to preserve the Continental Army and set the stage for the Battle of Princeton the following week. -
Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a battle in which General George Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. -
Fort Ticonderoga
When the American Revolution began in 1775 one of the most important battles between the Americans and the British was held at Fort Ticonderoga. On May 10th, Benedict Arnold from Massachusetts and Ethan Allen from Vermont joined their forces and attacked the British military base in Ticonderoga. The attack came at dawn when the soldiers were still sleeping. Even though it was a small battle, it was a major factor in the final outcome of the Revolution. -
Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American War of Independence and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war. Two battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground, 9 miles (14 km) south of Saratoga, New York. -
Valley Forge
In Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 during the American Revolutionary War. It is approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Starvation, disease, and exposure killed nearly 2,500 American soldiers by the end of February 1778. -
Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, German Battle or Surrender at Yorktown, the latter taking place on October 19, 1781, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on one side and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of these, and the negotiations which produced all four treaties, see Peace of Paris (1783). Its territorial provisions were "exceedingly generous" to the United States in terms of enlarged boundaries.
