-
French and Indian War
The war was primarily fought along the frointers separating France from the British from Virginia, because of the control of two rivers in ohio. -
Treaty of Paris
The first Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War against Britain and France.Also,France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a document that stated that the Colonists could not travel west of Appalachin Mountains, the British did this so there was no conflict with any Native Americans. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act passed by the British Parliment in 1733. The British placed a tax on sugar, wine, and other important things. -
Stamp Act
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.The money collected by the Stamp Act was to be used to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains -
Quartering Act
The Quartering act required the colonies to provide barracks and supplies to British troops. Under the law, the colonist had to give quarters, food, and transportation to the British soldiers. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures introduced into Parliament. The acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea imported into the colonies and created a Board of Customs Commissioners to enforce customs laws without the accused having recourse to a trial by jury. -
Writs of Assistance
British troops carried special documents called Writs of Assistance, this authorized them to carry out searches to find "Tax cheaters". -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers, several colonists in the mob were killed. The first victim was Crispus Attucks. -
Tea Act
The act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, and in fact imposed no new taxes. It was designed to prop up the East India Company which was floundering financially and burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea -
Boston Tea party
The Boston Tea Party took place when a group of Massachusetts Patriots, protesting the monopoly on American tea importation recently granted by Parliament to the East India Company, seized 342 chests of tea in a midnight raid on three tea ships and threw them into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable(Coercive) Acts was a name used to describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies in North America. The acts triggered outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, the delegates dicided to boycott all British goods until the Acts Were repealed, and each colony started training troops for the Continental Army. -
Lexington
The Battle of Lexington was the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War,The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in the mainland of British North America. -
Concord
The Battle of Concord was one of the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War,The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in the mainland of British North America. -
2nd Continental Congress
The main accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress was the drafting of U.S. Declaration of Independence. -
Ft. Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys surprisied and captured the sleeping British garrison, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War. -
Bunker Hill
THe Militia men fortified the hills around Boston to fire on to the British ships coming into the harbor. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine issued common sense to make Americans know that they do not have to be ruled by, or trade with Great Britain to be succesful. -
Decleration of Independance
The decleration of Independance was the document that voiced the freedom of the United states, from Great Britain. -
Battle of New York
THe British wanted New York city, for it being the center of the colonial economy. Britsh attacked Washingtons army and inflicted major casulties. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington launched a surprise attack on the Delaware River where some Hessian Troops were staying -
Battle of Princeton
George Washington continued his attack on the Hessians. He captured about 300 more. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a major turning point in the war, because the french and spanish joined with the continental army. -
Valley Forge
George Washington and his men spent a harsh winter in the valley forge area, they were in desperate need of warm clothes and food. -
Battle of York town
The batle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the Revolutionary war, were british general Lord Cornwallis surrendered to washington's army. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War, this recognized the united states as an independent nation. The U.S. returned all property taken from the loyalists, but they gained all the land east of the Mississippi river.
