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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was between the colonies of British America and New France. It was a war about land, trade, and religion. The result of this was a victory for the British. -
Treaty of Paris
The reason for the treaty was to finally end the French and Indian War or other known as the Seven Years War. -
Royal Proclamation
The proclamation was made by King George III saying that it didn't allow the colonists to settle in areas beyond the Appalachian Mountains. -
Stamp Act
This was a new tax system made by American Colonists to raise the taxes on paper, leagal documents, licenses, and birth certificates so that they government could make money to pay off the war and defense debts. -
Sugar Act
This was an act passed by parliament that raised the price on sugar to raise money for war and defense debts. -
Townshend Acts
These were acts passed by parliament to put tax on imported goods going to the American colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
A fight between a group of protesters and soldiers in which 11 colonists were either hurt or killed by the British soldiers. -
The Boston Tea Party
Was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty and ambushed a cargo ship dressed as Indians and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
This was a meeting of 12 colonies in order to discuss the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament. The intolerable acts punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party. -
Patrick Henry "Give me Liberty"
Patrick Henry delievered his famous speech "Give me liberty or give me death" speech to the Virgina Convention. -
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere, along with Dawes and Prescot, rode into Lexington to warn the colonists that the British were coming. A famous line Paul Revere said while riding into Lexington is: "The British are coming! The British are coming!" -
Lexington and Concord
This is the first battle of the American Revolution. No one knew who shot the first shot to trigger the beginning of the battle, but the colonists did end up winning the battle. -
Fort Ticonderoga
A battle where the colonists took the fort away from the British troops. It was built at the southern end of Lake Champlain, -
Second Continental Congress Meets
They organize a committee called the "Committee of Five" to meet so that they can write the Decleration of Independence. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle was fought between the colonists and the Red coats, both wanting posession of Bunker Hill and Breed's hill. The colonists were low on ammunition and their general told them "not to shoot until they see the whites of their eyes." The colonists ended up retreating after this because of the little ammunition. -
Stamp Act Congress
A meeting held in New York City with the British colonies in North America so they could devise a plan to protest against Britains taxation. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote a book called "Common Sense" that encouraged colonists to choose indpendence and not loyalty to King George III. -
British Evacuate Boston
When General George Washington made the British evacuate Boston by placing cannons on top of Dorchester Heights. -
Decleration of Independence
A document saying that they are no longer apart of the British and that the American Revoluttion has ended. Also that they are now free and independent. -
Washington Captures Trenton
When Washington made a bold decision and attacked and defeated the Hessians at Trenton. -
"The Crisis"
Thomas Paine published another book called "The Crisis" to try to rally the Americans to cause independence. -
British Defeated at Saratoga
When an important American victory took place at Saratoga when Continetal forces trapped British General John Burgoyne’s army. -
Winter at Valley Forge, PA
A military camp that the Continental Army spent all of winter trainning. They were trained in a classic European style of warfare by Baron Von Steuben and others. -
John Paul Jones defeats the Serapis
John Paul Jones was a very well-known and good naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War that captured the British Serapis Ship. -
Benedict Arnold plans found out
He was a general on the American side of the American Revolution, but was a traitor to the colonists by trying to give the fort to the British troops. After the troops found out he was commissioned into the British Army as a brigadier general. -
Cornwallis Surrenders
General George Washington and his troops had a successful seige of Yorktown and defeated the British troops, leading General Cornwallis and his troops to finally surrender. This ended major fighting in the American Revolution.
