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Treaty of Paris
The signing of the treaty formally ended the Seven Years' War, otherwise known as the French and Indian War in the North American theatre,[1] which marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe.[2] The treaty did not involve Prussia and Austria as they signed a separate agreement, the Treaty of Hubertusburg, five days later. -
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American Revolution
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The Royal Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III following Great Britain's gain of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War in which it prohibited settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. The purpose of the proclamation was to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native North Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases on the western frontier. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain stating they would put a tax on their sugar because it was needed to improve the revenue of their Kingdom, or raise money to pay for the protection Great Britain has given the colonists. -
The Currency Act
The Currency Act is the name of the many Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulated paper money issued by the colonies of British America. The Acts sought to protect British merchants and creditors from being paid in colonial currency . The act created a lot tension between the colonies and Great Britain, and was seen as a grievance by colonists early in the American Revolution. -
The Quartering Act
Parliament ordered local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations. It also required citizens to provide food for any British soldiers in the area.This was originally intended as a response to issues that arose during the French and Indian War and soon became a source of tension between the people of the Thirteen Colonies and the government in London, England. These tensions would later fuel the fire that led to the Revolutionary War. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. These printed materials were legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies. Like previous taxes, the stamp tax had to be paid in valid British currency, not in colonial paper money. The purpose of the tax was to help pay for troops stationed in North America after the French Indian War. -
the Declaratory Act
This was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which repealed the Stamp Act. Parliament repealed the Stamp Act because boycotts were hurting British trade and used the declaration to justify the repeal. -
The Townshend Revenue Act
The British government had gotten the impression that because the colonists didnt like the Stamp Act on the grounds that it was a direct tax, colonists would therefore accept indirect taxes, such as taxes on imports. Chancellor of the Exchequer came up with a plan that placed new duties on paper, paint, lead, glass, alcohol, and tea that were imported into the colonies. These were items that werent made in North America and that the colonists were only allowed to buy from Great Britain. -
The Boston Massacre
British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. in the middle of tense relations between the colonists and the soldiers, a mob formed around a British sentry, who were subjected to verbal threats and thrown objects. They fired into the crowd, without orders, instantly killing three people and wounding others. Two more people died later of wounds in that accident. -
The Tea Act
This would be the last straw for the colonists and their revolutionary movement in Boston. The act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, and no new taxes were put. It was designed to prop up the East India Company which was not doing to good and had eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. This tea was to be shipped directly to the colonies, and sold at a very low price. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, a city in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the tax policy of the On December 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor. -
The Boston Port Act
The Act was a response to the Boston Tea Party. It outlawed the use of the Port of Boston (by setting up a barricade/blockade) for "landing and discharging, loading or shipping, of goods, wares, and merchandise". Until the tea they destroyed was paid back. -
Quebec Act
Boundaries of Proclamation of 1763 extended to include territory west to the Mississippi, north to the frontiers of the Hudson's Bay territory, and the islands in the mouth of the St. Lawrence. -
First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia and all of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates. Pennsylvania and New York sent delegates with firm instructions to seek a resolution with England. The other colonies voices were defensive of colonial rights and were not to happy with england. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
At dawn some 700 British troops arrived in Lexington and came upon 77 militiamen gathered on the town green. A British major yelled, “Throw down your arms! Ye villains, ye rebels.” The greatly outnumbered militiamen had just been ordered by their commander to retreat when a shot rang out. To this day, no one knows which side fired first. Several British fired back till order restored. When the smoke cleared, eight militiamen lay dead and nine were wounded, while only one Redcoat was injured. -
siege of Ft. Ticonderoga
Located on Lake Champlain in northeastern New York, Fort Ticonderoga served as a key point of access to both Canada and the Hudson River. Dawn attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British garrison. Although it was a small-scale conflict, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War, and would give the Continental Army much-needed artillery to be used in future battles. -
Second Continental Congress
They agreed that a CONTINENTAL ARMY would be created. The Congress commissioned George Washington of Virginia to be the supreme commander, who chose to serve without pay. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle mostly took place on and around Breed's Hill Charlestown, Massachusetts. While the result was a victory for the British, they suffered heavy losses: over 800 wounded and 226 killed, including a notably large number of officers. The battle is seen as an example of a Pyrrhic victory, because the immediate gain (the capture of Bunker Hill) was modest and did not significantly change the state of the siege. And the continental army was able to retreat and regroup with fewer casulties. -
Battle of Quebec
Between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans, and it came with heavy losses. General Richard Montgomery was killed, Benedict Arnold was wounded, and Daniel Morgan and more than 400 men were taken prisoner. The city's garrison, a motley assortment of regular troops and militia led by Quebec's provincial governor, General Guy Carleton, had little losses. -
Common Sence
This 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. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Indipendence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the 13 American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed a union that would become a new nation...the United States of America. -
The Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island was a major victory for the British and defeat for the Americans under General George Washington. It was the start of a successful British campaign that gave the British control of the strategically important city of New York. In the American Revolutionary War it was the first major battle to take place after the United States declared independence in July, 1776. In terms of soldiers, it was the largest battle of the entire conflict. -
Battle of Ft. Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington was fought in New York on November 16, 1776 during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. It was a decisive British victory that gained the surrender of the entire garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan Island. -
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, after General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton, New Jersey. The Dangerous crossing in adverse weather made it possible for Washington to lead the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers garrisoned at Trenton. -
The Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a battle in which General George Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. With the victory at Princeton, morale rose in the ranks and more men began to enlist in the army. -
Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Brandywine was fought between the American army of Major General George Washington and the British army of General Sir William Howe The British defeated the Americans and forced them to withdraw toward the American capital of Philadelphia. The engagement occurred near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania during Howe's campaign to take Philadelphia, part of the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of 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. The battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground, 9 miles (14 km) south of Saratoga, New York. -
Battle of Charleston
The Battle of Charleston was one of the major battles which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to shift their strategic focus towards the American Southern Colonies. After about six weeks of siege, Continental Army Major General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered forces numbering about 5,000 to the British. -
Battle of Kings Mountain
The Battle of Kings Mountain was a battle between the Patriot and Loyalist militias in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The actual battle took place on October 7, 1780, nine miles south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina in rural York County, South Carolina, where the Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson of the 71st Foot. -
Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was a victory by the Continental Army forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War over the British Army led by Colonel Banastre Tarleton. It was a turning point in the reconquest of South Carolina from the British. It took place in northwestern Cherokee County, South Carolina, north of the city of Cowpens. -
Battle of Yorktown
the battle was 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. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America, as the surrender by Cornwallis, and the capture of both him and his army.
