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Treaty of Paris(French and Indian War)
This treaty ended the Seven Years' War a.k.a the French and Indian War. The countries that signed the treaty Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal. This was the beginning of Britians dominance outside of Europe. -
Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation forbide settlers to settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains. The procalamation was issued to help lower conflicts between indians and the settlers. British officials hoped the proclamation would reconcile Aboriginals to British rule and thus help to prevent future hostilities (wikipedia). -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a law that put tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies. The British strictly enforced the law and punished smugglers harshly. The colonnists wrere furious about the sugar act because most colonial merchants smuggled goods. The Sugar Act was repealed in 1766 and replaced with the Reveue Act which reduced the tax to 1 penny per gallon of molasses. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act angered the colonists even more. They sparked out in protests and boycotted British goods and even tared and feathered tax collectors. It required all legal documents like ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and playing cards to have the stamp and tax on them. The money collected by the stamp act was used to pay for the cost of the Seven Year's War. The British Crown realized the Stamp Act was a mistake and repealed it on March 18, 1766. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act required that the colonists give food, shelter, and transportation to the trops they were housing. The Quartering Act was put into place to keep peace between Britian's Native American allies. Most of the troops were put into New York but were spread throughout the colonies. New York and other colonies in protest did not house the British. The result of the colonies not cooperating was the Intolerable Acts. -
Townshend Acts
A series of acts passed by the British crown. The first one banning New York's assembly until they provide housing for troops. The other acts put import taxes on goods brought into the colonies like glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. The money gained would be used to pay British governors and other British officials. To enforce the acts British officers would use writs of assistance to search for smuggled goods in homes and businesses. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. British troops had been stationed in Boston, capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, since 1768 in order to protect and support crown-appointed colonial officials attempting to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation.(wikipedia) -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was put in place to stop the smuggling of tea and to show the colonists that Britian can still tax them. The act gave the British control over the American tea trade. The tea would come in on British company ships and would be sold by British merchants. In protest colonies became destroy tea chest or blocking tea ships from landing. One of the most famous protests was the Boston Tea Party where men disguised as indians dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was a protest set up by the Sons of Liberty to protest against the Tea Act. It was a bunch of men dressed up as indians who boarded a docked tea ship in the harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. Britian responded to this protest with the Intolerable Acts. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws in responce to the Boston Tea Party. One of the laws closed Bostons port until they paid for the desroyed tea. The other laws called for the banning of committees of correspondence, let Britian house troops whenever necessary, and let British officials accused of a crimes over in the colonies stand trial in Britian. Parliament appointed General Thomas Gage to enforce the laws. These laws were in result to the meeting of the First Continental Congress. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of twelve delegates from the thirteen colonies (Geogria wasn't there). There were a total of 56 members from the colonies at the Congress. The meeting of the colonies was in response to the passing of the Intolerable Acts. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between Britain and the colonies. The first shot a.k.a The Shot heard around the world was fired with the sun just rising in Lexington. The British were given secret plans to destroy milita supplies in Concord. They first had to go through Lexington which they did defeating their milita. They moved on to Concord where they were bombarded with fire from every direction and had to retreat. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress voted to create a Continental Army. Bostons delegate John Adams was quick to say that George Washington a Virgina Delegate should be appointed General of the Continental Army. Washington was elected General of the Continental Army. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by congress July 4, 1776. Which said that they declared independence from Britain and were going to break all ties with them. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 13, 1775, the leaders of the colonial forces besieging Boston learned that the British generals were planning to send troops out from the city to occupy the unoccupied hills surrounding the city. The response to this intelligence, 1,200 colonial troops under the command of William Prescott stealthily occupied Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill.The British attacked and sieged Bunker Hill after the colonists ran out of ammuntion and had to retreat. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
This pamphlat conviced Americans that a complete break with Britain was necessary (Creating America textbook). Paine ridiculed the fact that kings rule by the will of God.Paine agrued that all monarchies are corrupt and called George III "the Royal Brute". THe believed America should have it's own destiny (Creating America Textbook). -
Declaration of Independence
The document proclamied that they had unalienable rights, or rights the government cannot take away. John Hancock was the first to signed it and wrote his name really big so the king could see it. The Declaration explained reasons for why they were breaking ties with Britain.The Americans now had declared their independence. -
Battle of Long Island (Battle of Brooklyn)
The Battle of Long Island was a major victory for the British and defeat for the Americans under General George Washington. It was the first major battle to take place after the United States declared independence.In terms of soldiers, it was the largest battle of the entire conflict. -
American Crisis by Thomas Paine
This series of pamphlats ment to inspire the colonists and it did junst that. The soldiers spirts were up lifted and they felt like they were gonig to win the war. Washington was very grateful for these pamphlats. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington led the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers garrisoned at Trenton. They captured nearly the entire Hessian force with negligible losses to them.The battle significantly boosted the Continental Army's flagging morale, and inspired reenlistments.(wikipedia) -
Battles of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga were a big turning point in the war. The Battles were between the Continental Army and the British general Johnny Burgoyne. The Colonists won both battles and got a lot of much needed supplies to help them through the war. After the Battles of Saratoga French agreed to ally with the Americans. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778. It is approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Starvation, disease, and exposure killed nearly 2,500 American soldiers by the end of February 1778.(wikipedia) -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle in the war. Washington and his army and the French army captured Cornwallis the British General who was fighting them and his army after he surrendered. This was one of the Continental Army biggest victorys. -
Treaty of Paris (Revolutionary War)
Th Treaty of Paris ended the War between Britain and America and its allies. The Treaty had six condition: 1. That the United States is independent 2. That its boundaries are Mississippi on west, Canada on north and Florida on south 3. The United States would recieve the right to fish off Canada's Atlantic Coast, near Newfoundland and Nova Scotia 4.Each side would pay debts 5. The British would return any captrued persons 6. Congress ask states to give back land seized from loyalists.
