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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war was fought between Britain and France over the Ohio River Valley. It was then other European countries joined in and fought as well. It is also known as the "7-year war". -
Albany plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more central government. It was to make people more unattached from Britain. -
proclomation of 1763
This treaty was made by King George III. The goals were to establish governments for their new territories gained after the war, to encourage peace between colonists and remaining Indians tribes, and to keep colonists confined to the coasts for purposes of easier taxation and trade with the mother country. -
Sugar act
The sugar act was just another way for Britain to make more money. They made the Sugar act to tax sugar because everyone uses sugar. -
stamp act
The stamp act was a way for Britain to make money off of important documents, newspapers, cards, magazines, and any type of paper product. The people were not happy with this because it was just an added tax. -
Boston Massacre
during this time both sides were in the wrong. First, the colonist was throwing snowballs, rocks, and sticks at the soldiers. they started the "massacre". The word massacre is a bit dramatic because the British did fire on them but they only killed five colonists. They call it a massacre to make it seem more dramatic but the colonist did start it. -
intolerable act
The Intolerable Act was to force the rebellious colonies back into place, but the opposite happened and only made the anger of rebellion in North America worse. -
Boston Tea Party and Tea Act
The tea act was the cause for the Boston tea Party. THe tea act was when Britain taxed on all tea and the colonist were not happy about it. As a result the Colonist threw all the tea into the ocean as a protest. -
2nd continental congress
The point of the 2nd continental congress was to allow American colonies to make complaints to Britain. -
quartering act
The quartering act was when soldiers for the United States colonies could knock on someone's door and stay at their house. With this act, everybody living in the US has to have a place to house a soldier. -
First continental congress
The First Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelph on September 5. The colonies wanted to show they were together to Britain but they weren't on the same page. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle in the revolutionary war. The colonist was defying the redcoats so they came to take the colonists weapons but they ended up overthrowing them. -
fort Ticonderoga
During the Fort of Ticonderoga, Benedict Arnold joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont and attacked the fort in the middle of the night. -
battle of bunker hill
The battle of bunker hill happened in Massachusetts. The colonist did not win but they still had a lot of casualties from the British so they had a confidence booster. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Common Sence by Thomas Paine was a book to Britain explaining why the 13 colonies should be independent and didn't need them. The book was published anonymously. -
evacuation of Boston
During the evacuation of Boston, The British troops were forced out of Boston and evacuated to higher grounds outside of it. -
Declaration of Independance
The declaration of independence was written on July 4th, 1776 that gave us independence from Britain.It let the thirteen colonies govern themselves and have their own government. -
battle of brandy wine
The Redcoats of the British Army beat the Americans and forced them to withdraw northeast toward the American capital of Philadelphia where the Second Continental Congress had been meeting since 1775. -
siege of yorktown
During the Siege of Yorktown, they entrapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and made it surrender. The siege virtually ended military operations in the American Revolution.
