The American Revolution

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    French and Indian War

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    Closed region west of Appalachian Mountains to colonists.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    Strictly enforced British policies to raise money.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    First direct taxation, put on official documents.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    Required colonial assemblies to house and feed British soldiers.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    Taxes on lead, paper, tea, paint, and glass collected at port.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    Allowed East India company to sell surplus tea in American colonies.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts

    Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts

    Punitive Acts closing Boston Harbor till tea damage was paid eliminating self-government.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    British Army won but loss many soldiers against the colonists.
  • Brandywine Creek Battle

    Brandywine Creek Battle

    George Washington sent American troops in Pennsylvania
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    Turning point of the war for the Americans.