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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a conflict between the French and British over the Ohio River Valley. The British eventually won the war, forcing the French to give all of their land west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by the French giving all land of theres west of the Appalachian Mountains -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 kept settlers from going west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act put taxes on all products with sugar like molasses for example. -
Stamp Act
The Samp Act put tax on all paper materials. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act stated that each settler must keep soldier in there home. -
Writs of Assistance
This made it possible for British officers to search ships for smuggled goods. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend acts put taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight with colonists throwing snow balls, sticks, and rocks at British soldiers. This resultes in 5 casualties. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act put taxes on tea. This made the colonists quite angry. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was where Boston settlers dressed up as Natives and dumped tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts are a series of laws passed by King George 3 that later made the 13 colonies form the United States. This makes me think of pretty much the boiling point, or crossing the line. -
1st Continential Congress
12 delegates from the colonies met up in Philly to dicuss the acts and think about declaring freedom. -
Lexington
The batte of Lexington began the revolution known as the firt shot heard around the world. -
Concord
The Bttle of Concord was also the same day as Lexington. This was the first real battle that began the revolution. -
2nd Continential Congress
The 2nd Continential Congress met in Philly again to discuss who they would appoint as general (George Washington) for the revolution. -
Ft. Ticonderoga
This is where the British came to take over Ft. Ticonderoga, and luckly the americans withdrew participantly, therefor giving it to the British. -
Bunker Hill
This battle started after the Patriots shot British ships coming in, so they decided to march up the hill and take the Patriots fort. The British won this war, because there wasnt enough ammo to last them. " Dont shoot until you see the white of there eyes." -
Common Sense
Thomas Paines "Common Sense" was a speech he gave to the Patriots saying that there is no way a little counrty on the other side of the globe should dictate us. This sparked up the colonists. -
Declaration of Independence
This is the most important document in U.S. history. This document was written by Thomas Jefferson telling the British that we are now independent, and why we are moving on. -
Battle of New York
This battle was started because the British knew that New York was the center of oporations, and they wanted to capture Washington there, but escaped so the British didnt get what they wanted, but then again there where many casualties. -
Battle of Trenton
This was the war after Washington crossed over the Deleware River, and the Patriots capruted almost all of the Hessian soldiers. Giving the Patriots a great victory. -
Battle of Princeton
George Washingtons men defeated General Cornwallis near Princton New Jersey. -
Battle of Saratoga
This was a major turning point in the war because Washington and his men ambushed Cornwallis, and Benjamin Franklin got the French and Spain to join. -
Winter At Valley Forge
This war was the worst with harsh winter temperature, and lots of casualties because of the harsh weather, but the Patriots still lived another day to win. -
Battle of Yorktown
This was the blow out war that the Patriots used to show that its over for Britain, but some of the credit needs to go to the French because they were a great help in the battle. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty was signed ending the world by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay (representing the United States) and David Hartley (a member of the British Parliament representing the British).
