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treaty of paris(french and indiana war)
Britain won seven year war. Britain clamied all of the North America east of the mississippi. The treaty ended french power in North america. -
Proclamation of 1763
Parliaments first law was this act. It said people could not settle west of the appalachian mountains. Britian want the land to belong to the native americans to kepp them happy. The law angered the colonies who wanted to settle there and who invested in the land. -
Sugar Act
Parliament passed the sugar act. Colonial leaders said they didnt have the right to tax them but they weren't represented in parliament. -
stamp act
Parliament passed the stamp act. Colonial leaders protested fiercly. This law said all legal and commerical documents to have an official stamp That said it had the tax had been paid. -
Boston Massacre
hatred against the redcoats grew. The dam finally broke.Some youths and dockworkers starded sayng insults in front of the Customs House and a fight broke out, the soldiers started firing. Attucks and four laborers died. Tool for anti-british propaganda in newspapers. The citizens of boston there mad -
Tea act
Parliament repealed all the acts except the tax on tea. They did this kept this tax to show they had power.The tea act gave 3 pennies on tea. This made the colonal shippers and merchants.The colonist wondered what parliament would do next. -
Boston Tea Party
In boston the son of liberty organized what came to be known as the boston tea party.Some guys dressed up as native americans and climbed three tea ships in boston harbor and destroyed 342 chests of tea. -
Intolerable act
parliament passed a bunch of laws to punish the massachusetts colony and to be a warning. They were really harsh and the colonies called them the intorable act.Britain called them the coercive act. -
1st continental congress
The intolerable act was passed and the continental congress met to vote to ban trade with britain till the act was repealed.All colonies(expetg geogria) Delagates met in philadelphia. Georgia said they would still go with the actions of the congress. -
THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
britis came there to distroy miliarty supplies.Revolutionary war firsts battles. Was known of the shot heard around the world. -
second continental congress
The split bewteen britain and america caused the secound continental congress to vote on the continental army.They agreed to continental army.Began to act as goverment. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Tensions were building in boston. Militiamen built Fortifications on breed's hill. British decided the attack. Miltia started firing the british pulled back then charged. Made the miltia off the hill. The british won that ballte but with cost. -
common sence by thomas paine
Most americans didnt want a final break from british.Common sense convinced some americans that is was needed. Made a good point of American independence. -
Quarting act
Parliament passed the quarting act. Colionists had to give supplies and house the british soldiers.Most of the soldiers are in new york. -
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
The congress argues about becoming states but some where not ready to vote. They did agrue on making a committee to draft a Declaration Of Independece. Some dissagreeded about it but it was passed. From then on the colonies thought as themselves as independent. -
The Battle of Long Island
The british had surrounded whashingtons army. A hevy fog had set in. The army rowed to mattahatten under the fog. Whasington was the last to leave. When everyone had crossed the fog lifted. -
American crisis By Thomas Paine
He watched the ruff conditions of the war and the low spirts of the soldiers on the retreat. To get there spirts up Pain wrote the rirst of these pamphlets called the american crisis. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington's troop came across the Delaware River to New jersey.Americans killed or toke more than 900 Hessians and gained supplies.Americans attracted new troops. -
Battle of saratoga
Was the turning point of the war. burgoyne's army headed to albany but met by the continental army. The americans made a fortification.Another battle broke out Benedict led charges against the british.ended in burgoynes surrender. These conflicts r known as the Battles of Saratoga -
Winter at Valley Forge
Washington and his troops camped there. So short on supplies some soliders only had blankets to cover themselves. lacked shoes and left tracks of blood. 1/4 of the people died. -
TREATY OF PARIS
Ended the Revolutions War. United States was independent. Bourders Mississippi River on the west, on the north canda and Florida on the south.U.S. right to fish off Canda's Atlantic ocean. States return any property they had siezed. Americans didnt repay the prewar debts.Britain didnt return run away slaves. -
BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
French and American troops bombarded Yorktown with cannons, destroying buildings. Cornwallis didnt have anywhere to go. Cornwallis surrendered 8,000 of his force. Last major battle.
