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French And Indian War
The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years War. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. But it was never carried out. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation Line prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands owned by the French after beating them in the French and Indian war. -
Sugar Act
It was intended to encourage trade with the British West Indies at the expense of the French and Dutch West Indies. -
Stamp Act
It was an attempt to raise taxes on legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, cards, almanacs, and dice. -
Quarter Act
It required that the homes of the colonists were open to house British soldiers no matter the capacity. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was held on King St in Boston Massachusetts. It started off as a fight with the American Colonists and one British soldier then turned into a brawl with multiple people on both sides. 5 colonists were killed in the "riot". -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by bankrupt British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston where they threw over 1000000 dollars worth of tea into the Charles river. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were disciplinary laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government. -
1st Continental Congress
The first continental congress was a reaction to the Intolerable Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes. -
2nd Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress assumed the normal functions of a government, appointing ambassadors, issuing paper currency, raising the Continental Army through conscription, and appointing generals to lead the army. -
Lexington and Concord
It was the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. It sparked freedom for America. -
Fort Ticonderoga
It was the first battle where the rebels won. It provided key artillery for the Continental Army in that first year of war -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
It took place in Charlestown Massachusetts. The patriots lost to the British. The British were trying to keep control of the city and control its valuable seaport. The British decided to take two hills, Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, in order to gain a advantage. The American forces heard about it and went to defend the hills. -
Common Sense
It is a 47 page pamphlet advocating for independence from Great Britain. It was published in Philadelphia. -
Evacuation Of Boston
British forces are forced to evacuate Boston -
The Declaration Of Independance
The Declaration of Independence was the first formal statement by a nation’s people asserting their right to choose their own government. It was our first power move as a nation. -
Battle Of Brandywine
The battle was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe as part of the American Revolutionary War. -
Siege Of Yorktown
It was the forced surrender of the British army. The first time that we got to call America Its own county.