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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris marks the most land exchanged in a trouce. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 gave the colonists many new rights alowing them to further expand their teratory. -
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Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary war spand over many years. In the end of the war America is left a free country. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act enitianted British taxes on stamps. -
Sons of Liberty
An organsiation of patriots founed in the north -
Abigail Adams
Married to John Adams -
Quartering Act
The british further angered the colonists by passing the Quartering Act requring them to house and feed british forces. -
Sam Adams
Helped plan the boston tea party -
Townshend Acts
Taxes were established on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a mob of patriots and the british soilders. -
Intolerable Acts
On this day the taxes on many things were repealed except on tea. -
Hessians
German allies to the British -
Boston Tea Party
The Americans rebel against the tax on tea by throughing tea into the harbor. -
Loyalists
Those who remeaned loyal to England. -
Thomas Paine
Authur of common sense -
1st Continental Congress
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Paul Revere
He warned the Patriots of the oncomng British attack -
Lexington and Concord
The first milatary action in the Revolutionary war -
George Washington
First presdent of the USA -
Patriots
Those who wanted to brake away from England and form a new country. -
Dec. of Independence
The decloration of independence was signed declaring Americas indepndence from Britin -
Benedict Arnold
He was one of the biggest traitors known to man for betraying his American soldiers and fighting for the British army -
Hessians
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Thomas Jefferson
3rd USA presdent -
Battle of Saratoga
Considered to be the turning point in the war. -
Martha Custis Washington
The first first lady of the USA -
John Adams
key patriot -
Lord Cornwallis
Military officer -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle. -
Treaty of Paris-1783
formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.
