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French and Indian War
-Worldwide War between Great Britian and France
-The British purpose for the war is to claim more land in the new world.
- The colonist were happy because they thought they could have more land west of the Appalchian Mountians. -
Treaty of Paris
-The Treaty said that the colonist could not go west of the Appalachian Mountians.
-The British purpose was that they didnt want to ruin the bonds they had with their new Allies the Native Americans.
- The colonists were very angry because the could not settle in to the land that they had won for Britain. -
Proclaimation of 1763
-British made a law limiting Colonists to not to go west of the Appalachian Mountians.
-They wanted to protect the Colonists.
- The colonists responded with anger and hostility because they were being told what to do. -
Sugar Act
-The British placed a tax on all imported goods made with sugar and molasses to the colonies.
- The British taxed them in order to pay off the debt of the war.
- The colonists were angry because they thought the colonists had no right to tax the colonies. -
Stamp Act
Requred all paper to have a stamp showing that they have paid a tax.
Great Britian needs the tax money to pay of the debt.
Stamp Act Congress was formed to organize a boycott. -
Quartering Act
Colonists had to provide food and housing for British soldiers.
The British enforced this to save money to house the soldiers.
The Colonists hated it but little could be done. -
Writs of Assistance
The customs police could search ships at will without a warrent.
The British did this to look for smuggled goods.
The colonist felt like they were being invaded. -
Townshend Act
-This was a tax on various house hold goods.
- The Brithish did this was to pay the war debt.
- Colonist revolted by boycotting imported goods. -
Boston Massacre
The colonist confronted the soliders with a riot, a British soldier shot and 5 colonist died.
The british accused 2 Soldiers with manslaughter. -
Tea Act / Boston Tea Party
The colonists dressed as Indians and dumped 90,000 lbs. of tea into the Boston Harbor.
The Britan wanted to control tea trade so they lower their tea prices and out-selled them. -
Intolerable Acts
~They were the act of the towns could not hold meetings, the british closed the Boston port.
~Britan did this for power and Control.
~The colonist backed this with the meeting of the First Continential Congress. -
1st Continental Congress
Meets in Philidelphia. The Congress bans all trade with Britain, until the Acts were reapealed. So each colony training the troops. The colonies were not ready to call for independence but were getting ready to. -
Give Me Liberty Speech
A famous speech given by Patrick Henry at the Virginia House of Burgesses.He gave this speech because he expected war with Britian. His famous quate was "Give Me Librety or Give Me Death". -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Lexington Battle was the first battle of the Revolution. This Battle also influenced the Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson's popular phrase, shott heard aroung the world.The battle of Concord was when the british burned all the military supplies and then when they reteats the get shot at by 4,000 Patriots. -
2nd Continental Congress
Met in Philedelphia, initated the Olvive Branch Petion to helpbonds with Britain. They aslo made a congress to Create the Declaration of independence. -
Ft. Ticonderoga
This Batlle was a important batlle although we lost we fought galiantly and it also fueled our fire to fight for independence. -
Bunker Hill
The Commanding officer was Geoge Washington. The British said don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes. The Patriots were forced off the hill. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine published the pamplet Common Sense. Common Sense increased Public Support for American Independence. -
The Declaration of Independece
The Declaration of Independencewas written by Thomas Jefferson. It was based off of the early philospher John Locke, and his saying of "Unalienable Rights". -
Battle of New York
British wanted to capture New York City, because they wanted to wreck the econimical system. so the British attacked Washingtons Army and inflicted heavy caualties. Washington avoided capture. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington and troops capture 800 Hessian and gains control of the city Trenton, New Jersey -
Battle of Princeton
Washington and his troops take over and capture 300 British soldiers at Princeton, New Jersey. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Treaty of Alliance was madde to make bond with France and eventually Spain. It was the turn point of the war. British General Burgoyne surrendered to the American Army. -
Winter at Valley Forge
It was a brutal and cold winter. The Americans were very low on supplies. The troops were desperate need of food and warm cots. -
Battle of Yorktown
This battle was the final battle of the war. Britiah General Cornwallis moved his troops to Virginia, where Washington was waitng. -
Treaty of Paris
Great Britain had to regonize U.S as a independent nation. U.S also gained all land east of the Mississippi river. The United States aslo returned all the land taken from the Loyalist.
