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Treaty of Paris of 1763
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 allowed Britain to claim all land east of the Mississippi River. Spain recieved New Orleans and Louisiana from the French as thanks for helping. The treaty ended French power in North America. -
Proclamation of 1763
This forbade settlers from settling past the Appalachian Mountains. It's purpose was to build a Britaish North American empire. It was also meant to help repare relations with Native Americans through trade and land purchases. -
Sugar Act
This act was passed in order to help pay back debts that were created when Britian helped the colonists fight in the French and Indian War. It was an indirect tax, though colonists knew it was there. Samuel Adams wrote a report on the Sugar Act for the Massachussetts assembly, convincing 50 Boston merchants to stop purchasing British luxury imports. In 1766, the Sugar Act was repealed. -
Stamp Act
This was a direct tax that required that many printed materials in the colonies needed to be on stamped paper. This tax needed to be paid in British currency. The Stamp Act's purpose was to pay for British troops stationed in the colonies after The Seven Year's War. Colonists didn't want the act in place because they didn't have any representation in Parliament and nno say in what taxes were olaced on them. -
Quartering Act
This act, passed by Parliment, required colonists to provide supplies and housing to British soldiers. Some colonists refused to in New York City. The Parliment suspended the Governor of New York and legislature 1767. This act was retired on March 24, 1767. -
Boston Massacre
This was when British soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others in Boston. The soldiers did this after a mob formed around a British sentry, who was later supported by eight other soldiers. The mob began throwing objects and threatening him. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was created mainly to help the British Esat India Company reduce the amount of tea they had in their warehouses. It was also to cut down the amount of tea smuggling to the colonies. The response the colonists had was the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Sons of Liberty led a protest that resulted in tea being dumped into the sea. Men dressed as Indians and boarded ships carrying tea and then dumped it overboard. They did this in protest against the Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts
The Boston Port Act was the first of the Intolerable Acts, passed in response to the Boston Tea Party. This act closed the Boston por until the costs for the destroyed tea was repayed. The MassachusettsGovernment Act provoked more ortrage than the Boston Port Act because it altered the government of Massachussetts to ring it under British control. There were a few otherr acts as well. -
First Continental Congress
Representatives from 12 colonies, not including Georgia, met at Carpender's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was called in response to the Intolerable Acts which were created to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party. They created the Olive Branch Petition which they sent to the king of England. The king didn't agree to read the petition, so the congress urged people to create their own miltia. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These were the first military engagements in the Revolutionary War. They marked the open armed conflict between Britain and the thirteen colonies. The British army was given orders to capture and destroy all military supplies at Concord. No one knows who fired the first shot, but the colonists won those first battles. -
Second Continental Congress
This congress, much like the first, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They voted on having Washington be in charge of the army. They also approved the Declaration of Independence. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle took place on Breed's Hill during the Boston Siege. British were planning on going to Bunker Hill and when the colonists heard about this, they acted. The patriots moved to Breed's Hill before the British even moved and when they saw the patriots, they fought and forced the patriots to retreat. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
This pamphlet wass published anonymousli. It was meant to ispire others to declare and fight for their independence from Britain and succeeded. Common Sense sold and distributed widely throughout the colonies, Washington even read it to all of his troops. -
Declaration of Independence
This document declared that the 13 states of the United States regarded themselves free from Britian's rule. John Adams persuaded the others to have Thomas Jefferson to be the one to write the document. The most famous version of this document is the one that congress all signed. -
Battle of Long Island
This battle, also called the Battle of Brooklyn, was a major vitory for the British. It was the first major battle after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Battle of Long Island was also the largest battle of the entire Revolutionary War. -
American Crisis by Thomas Paine
The American Crisis was a pamphlet series wrote by Thomas Paine in the 18th century of 16 copies total. Paine signed the pamphlets with the pseudonym, "Common Sense." The series was wrote for inspiration for the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington led the patriot army against the Hessians. By the end of the battle, almost every Hessian was capturred. This battle played a big part in boosting the army's confidence and helped recruit new enlistments. -
Battle of Saratoga
This series of battles led to two main results. They convinced European nations that Americans might win the war. They also make Benedict Arnold angry about lack of regognition and betrays his army. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Valley Forge was the military camp at which Washington's armyb stayed duringthe winter of 1777- 1778. This winter was veryy hard on the army. Disease, starvation and exposure killed 2,500 soldiers. -
Battle of Yorktown
Also known as the Siege of Yorktown, was the final battle of the Revolutionary War. Washington sent troops along with the French, to Yorktown where Lord Cornwallis was stationed. They defeated him and his trrops, ending the war. -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the American Revolutionary War. The treaty included six different conditions, though no one ever fully lived up to the treaty's terms. The Americans didn't repay debts from before war or return Loyalist property and Britain didn't return runaway slaves or give up military outposts in the Great Lakes.
