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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was between France and Great Britian with certain Native American tribes taking each side. It took place at Fort Duquesne because the French built the fort even though the land belonged to the virginians (Great Britian). The leader of the Virginians was Washington who in the end lead his people to victory over the french. -
Writ of Assistance
The Gov. of Massachusetts isssued a Warrent that said British officials could search any ship believed of holding smuggled goods. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian war. After the treaty was signed Great Biritan had control of Canada, North America east of the Mississippi, and Flordia (which was taken from spain). Spain had control of land west of the Misssisippi, and New Orleans (taken from france). France remained in control of small islands and colonies near newfoundland in west indies and was allied witrh spain. -
Proclamation of 1763
The British Gov. implimented the porcolamation line along the Appalachians to prevent further conflicts with the Native Americans. The colonist eager to expand ignored it. -
Sugar Act & colonists response
It halved the duty on foreign made molassas so the colonist would buy it instead of smuggling. It taxed certain imports that hadn't been taxed before. Finally it stated that any colonist accused of violating would have a trial ina vice-admiralty court rather than a colonial court. This act didn't affect the colonists only the Merchants, and they were mad because Britain had no right to tax them and it would decrease profits -
Stamp Act & colonists response
Imposed a Tax on wills, newspapers, and playing cards. Then a stamp would be placed on the item to show it had been paid for. Boston shopkeepers organized the Sons of Liberty who protested the Act New York and Philidelphia joined in until it was finally repealed. -
Sons of Liberty is formed & Samuel Adams
Sons of Liberty were formed during the Stamp Act by Boston shopkeepers to boycot the act. Samual Adams was one of the founders. -
Declaratory Act
On the same day the stamp act repealed Parlament passed the Delcaration Act that reminded the colonist Britian had full control over them -
Townshend Acts & colonists response
Named after Charles Townsend taxed imports to the colony such as lead, glass, paint, paper, and tea. Colonist grew angry and with the Sons of liberty protested the act. The acts were eventually repealed because of all the violence that errupted in the colonies including the Boston Massacure -
John Locke’s Social Contract
John locke believed people should have rights to life liberty and property so he created a contract saying people have to obey the government as long as they are fair and if not they have the right to overthrow it. -
Boston Massacre
A mob gathered infront of the Bostom Customs House. Shots were fired and 5 died. -
Tea Act
Devised to save the nearly bankruped British East India Company, Granted the company the right to sell tea to colonist free of tax. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Rebels disguised themselves as Native Americans and boarded the British Tea ships. They dumped 18,000 lbs of tea into the harbor in protest. -
Intolerable Acts – all 3 parts
King George 3 was mad so he passed 3 acts stating... 1. Shut down the Boston Harbor. 2. Quartering act- British soldiers were permited to stay in private houses or buildingts of their choosing. 3. General Thomas Gage was put incharge of Massachusetts to keep the peace. -
Minutemen
Minutemen—civilian soldiers who pledged to be ready to fight against the British on a minute’s notice -
First Continental Congress meets
Colonists meet in Philadelphia and drew up a declaration of colonial rights. It stated that colonists had rights to run their own affairs without Britain, and if the British use force colonisht could fight back! -
Midnight riders: Revere, Dawes, Prescott
They road to spread the word of british troops coming towards Concord -
Battle of Lexington
A fight between Brithish Redcoats and Minutemen. 700 British troops and only 70 minute men. The battle lasted 15 min 8 minutemen killed, 10 wounded. -
Battle of Concord
After the lexington battle British marched back to concord where they were ambushed 3-4000 minute men and were quickly slaughtered. -
Continental Army
The colonial army with George Washington as commander -
Second Continental Congres
Colonial leaders met in Phili. to discuss their next move. They were divided between wanting freedom or making up with britian but they did decide on calling the colonial army the Continental Army with George Washington as its commander. -
Olive Branch Peitition
A petition to restore "former Peace" between the colonies and British -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Bititsh general Gadge sent an attack on the colonists at bunker hill. The minute men managed to hold off the redcoats and the colonist only lost 450 men while the british lost 1000 -
Publication of Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine stating that America should be free from britian and thats just common sense because thats the reason everyone came over here in the first place -
Loyalists and Patriots
Loyalists- those who oppose freedom from britian
Patriots- Those who want freedom -
French-American Alliance
The french had been secretly aided the patriots since 1776 making it even more difficult for the british to defeat the colonists. -
Declaration of Independenc
Thomas jefferson prepared the final draft based on lockes theorys. "All men are created equal" July 2nd they voted all the colonies free and on the 4th signed it -
Redcoats push Washington’s army across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania
On christmas night washington took 2400 men in small row boats across the icy delaware river -
Washington’s Christmas night surprise attack
They marched to trenton New Jersey and defeated a garrison of
Hessians in a suprise attack. -
Saratoga
Burgoyne (british general) was fighting Colonial soldiers throughout New York and New England. He struggled and didnt realize that fellow british officers were busy holding pennsylvania and couldn't come to help him which resulted in the surrender of saratoga. -
Valley Forge
Washingtons army was low on food and supplies fought to stay alive at valley forge. 2000 soldiers ended up dying but the survivors didn't desert the remanders. Washington wrote letters about all the suffering and endurence his men put up with -
Friedrich von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette
Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian captain and talented drillmaster, helped to train the Continental Army.
Marquis de lafayette helped out by brining french reinforcements -
British victories in the South
After Saratoga British moved south and easily took Savannah Georgia. Generals Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis led them to capture Charles Town, South Carolina. They continued to conquor land thoroughout the south. -
British surrender at Yorktown
French defeated British out in the waters and then 17,000 French and American soldiers surrounded the British at York Town and began attacking them 24/7 until Cornwallis finally surrendered. -
Treaty of Paris
John Adams, John Jay of New York, and Benjamin Franklin made up the American negotiation team and helped create the Treaty of Paris which stated that America was an independient nation.
