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Treaty of Paris 1763
Britain, France, and France's ally: Spain, sign this Treaty in Europe. This Treaty ends the French and Indian War and the Seven Year War in Europe. France turns over present day Canada to the British and all of the land east of the Mississipii River. New Orleans is the only exception because France gave it to Spain in a secret treaty before. Britain gave back Cuba to Spain in exchange for Florida. -
Proclamation Line 1763
It was issued by King George III following Great Britain's aquisition of French territorry in North America after the French and Indian War and Seven Years' War ended. It forbade all settlers from settling to the west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
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The Stamp, Sugar, Quartering, Townshend, and Intolerable Acts
Sugar Act (1764) raised revenue to lower military costs of protecting 13 Colonies. Quartering Act (1765) made colonies house British soldiers. Stamp Act (1765) placed tax on all paper. Declaratory Act (1766) said Parliament had same authority in Britain as in America & American tax be equal to Great Britain tax. Townshend Act (1767) liked colonial taxing. Tea Act (May 10, 1773) lowered tax on tea but increase for colonists. Intolerable Act (1774) were punitive laws passed by British Parliament. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between the colonists throwing stones, sticks, and snowballs and a group of British soldiers. A few colonists were killed. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest against taxation on tea. A group of colonists attacked merchant ships in the Boston Harbor and dumped many chests of tea overboard. -
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The First Continental Congress
They met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia from September 5th to October 26, 1774. Every colony's delegates attended except for Georgia's. It was a meeting of delegates to discuss what actions they will do next to protest. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements in the American Revolutionary War. It was fought in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, in the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Cambridge (near Boston), and Menotomy (today it is called Arlington). -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from each of the 13 Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It managed the colonial war effort and it adopted the Declaration of Independence. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was mainly around Breed's Hill during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War. It was considered a British victory because the American colonists on top of the hill ran out of ammunition and fled. The British then gained control of Bunker Hill even though the Americans lost lest men in the battle. -
The Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was respectfully written from the colonists to the King asking for the rights that they believe they deserve without ending their loyalty to the British Royalty. It only fought for their rights and it was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. -
"Common Sense" (or Crisis) by Thomas Paine
"Common Sense" (or Crisis) was written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776. It inspired the people in the 13 Colonies to declare and fight for their independence from Great Britain. It was published on January 10, 1776 at the beginning of the American Revolution. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress which stated that the 13 American Colonies would be independent as 13 different sovereign states, no longer part of the British Empire. So, the 13 Colonies severed their political bonds to Great Britain. -
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The Battle of Princeton and Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was on the morning of December 26, 1776 after General George Washington crossed the Deleware River (north of Trenton). George Washington and his troops defeated the Hessians. The Battle of Princeton was on January 3, 1777 between General George Washington's troops and the British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. The British were defeated. -
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Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was the most significant battle of the war. The British believed that they could cut off New England from the back (cut off head of Revolution) which they believed would help them win the war. This battle helped give a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the Revolutionary War. -
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The Battle of Camden, Kings Mountain, and Cowpens
The Battle of Camden was on August 16, 1780. The British won even though they lost many men. Even though Patriot General Horatio Gates' men were suffering from dysentry, he forced them to fight against the British which resulted in many of them dying. The Battle of Kings Mountain was on October 7, 1780. It was the first major Patriot victory since the British invasion of Charlseton, South Carolina in May 1780. The Battle of Cowpens was on January 17, 1781 where the Americans killed many British. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the most important battle of the Revolutionary War. The Americans and French joined together and were victorious against the British. It was the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. -
The Treaty of Paris 1783
The Treaty of Paris 1783 was between the United States and Great Britain. It ended the Revolutionary War and the Americans won their independence. The Continental Congress created a five-member commission to create the treaty. They were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and Henry Laurens.
