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Treaty of Paris
The French and Indian War also known as the Seven years war began in 1754. The French and Iniand war conlcuded by the Treaty of Paris of Febuary 10, 1763 -
The Royal Prolamation
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III.The Royal Proclamation continues to be of legal importance to First Nations in Canada and is significant for the variation of indigenous status in the United States. It eventually ensured that British culture and laws were applied in Upper Canada after 1791, which was done to attract British settlers to the province. -
The Sugar Act
Parliment passed a law that placed tax on molasses, sugar and othe producted shipped to the colonies. Colonial merchants, who often traded in smuggled goods, reacted with anger. James otis claimed that parliment had no right to tax the colonies, since the colonists were not represented in parliment -
The Stamp Act
In 1765 Parliment passed the stamp act. This required that all comercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax has been paid. All diplomas, contracts and wills had to carry a stamp. colonie protested against the stamp act and some people were tared and featherd. this is where you got hot tar poured on you and then got feathers thrown on you. -
The Quartering Act
Parliament orderd local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations. It also required citizens to provide food for any British soldiers. -
The Boston Massacre
In the fall of 1768, 1000 British soldiers arrive in Boston under the control of general Thomas Gage. When they arrived tensions filled the streets of Boston. On March 5, 1770 tensions finally exploded into violence. The first to be shot and killed was a Native American named Crispus Attucks who just moved into Boston from slavery. -
The Tea Act
Parliment opened up old wounds when it passed the Tea Act. Tea was very popular in the colonies, but much of it was smuggled from Holland. The tea would arrive in the colonies only in trading company's ships and be sold there by it's merchants. -
The Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773 a group of men dressed as Native American boarded three tea ships docked in Boston Harbor. That nihgt Hewes and the others destryed 342 chests of tea. They believed that Britain would now see how strongly colonists opposed taxation without representation -
The First Continental Congress
All delegates from each colonie meet in Philildelphia except for Goerga. Delegates voted to ban all trade with Britain until the Intolerable acts are repealed. The First Continental Congress marked a key step in history. -
The Intolerable Ats
Parliment passed a series of laws to punish the massachusettes colony and to serve as a warning to other colonies. one of the acts would close the port of Boston untils colonist paid for destroyed tea. -
Lexington and Concored
At dwn of April 19, 1775, some 700 British troops reached Lexington. They found Captain Joh Parker and about 70 militiamen waiting. Nearly 4,000 malitiamen arrived in the area. -
The Second Continental Congress
They agreed to form the Continental army. Washington, who was from Vrigina, was chosen as its comanding General. He had sevred as a colonial officer with the British durin gthe french and Indian war. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
General Whilliam Howe crossed the bay with 2,200 British soldiers. According to the legend, Colonel Whilliam Prescott ordered, 'Dont fire untill you see the whites of there eyes.The redcoats had won the battle of bunker hillin tremendous cost. More then 1000 were killed or wounded, compared with some 400 malitia men. -
Common sence
The publicatiopn of a pamphlet titled common sence helped convince many americans that a complete break with Britain was necassary. Written by Thomas Paine, a recent immagrant from England, this pamphlet made a strong case for American Independence. Common Sence was an instant success. -
Declaration of Independence
The congress debated the resolution, but not all the delagates were ready to vote on it. They did how ever apoint a committe to draft a Declaration of Independence. The committee included Ben Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert livingston, and Thomas Jefferson. -
American Crissis
The American Crisis or simply The Crisis, there are sixteen pamphlets in total. Thirteen numbered pamphlets were published between 1776 and 1777, with three additional pamphlets released between 1777 and 1783.The pamphlets were contemporaneous with early parts of the American Revolution, during a time when colonists needed inspiring works. -
The Battle of Trenton
The hazardous crossing in adverse weather made it possible for Washington to lead the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers garrisoned at Trenton. After a brief battle, nearly the entire Hessian force was captured, with negligible losses to the Americans. The battle significantly boosted the Continental Army's flagging morale, and inspired reenlistments. -
The Battle of Saratoga
On October 7, another battle broke out. Again Arnold led dareing charges against the British. Although hundreds of muskets firing at him. "He galuped through the battlefield like a "madman," a sargent later said. The continental Army surrounded Burgoynes army and fired at it day and night. The series of event led to the surrender of the battle of saratoga. -
Winter at Valley Forge
In late 1777, Britains General Howe forced Wasington to retreat from Philidelphia. Begining of winter of 1777-1778 , washington and his army camped in valley forge in southwest pennsylvania. On the march to Valley Forge, Wasingtons army was so short of supplies tha some soldiers had only had blankets to cover themselves. -
The Battleof Yorktown
Cornwallis surrenderd his force of about 8,000. Although some fighting continued, Yorktown was the last major battle of the war. When the British Prime Minister, Lord North herd the news he gasped -
The Treaty of Paris
As the winners, the Americans won favorables in the treaty of paris 1783 which ended the revolutionary war. Neither Britain or the Americas lived up to the terms of the treaty
