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Treaty of Paris
Ended the seven years war and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe. Great Britain and France returned much of the territory that they had captured during the seven years war, but Britain gained much of France's possessions in North America. French were guaranteed limited freedom of worship and given 18 months to emigrate if the so chose. -
Sugar Act
Was passed to counter any smuggling of foreign sugar and to force the colonies to buy sugar from England alone. King George established The Sugar Act. Enabled British officials to illegally seize goods from the colonies. -
Stamp Act
The Act was passed by the British parliament. New tax was imposed on all american colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. The Act was very unpopular among colonies. A majority considered it a violation of their rights as Englishmen to be taxed without their consent. And the main purpose was to pay for British military troops stationed in the American colonies. George third was king of the Great Britain. -
Declaration Act
The Act accompanied the repeal of the Stump Act and changing and lessening of the Sugar Act because boycotts were hunting British trade and used the declaration to justify the repeal and save face. -
Townshend Act
Charles Townshend was Chancellor of Exchequer of British politician. The Act placed an indirect tax on glass,lead,paints,paper and tea. These goods were not produced within the colonies and had to be imported from British. This form of revenue generation was Townshend's response to the failure of Stamp Act, which had provided the first form of taxation placed upon the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
is a deadly riot occurred on king street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British solider, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter. The incident was heavily publicized by leading patriots, such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams, to encourage rebellion against the British authorities. -
Battle of Alamance
Was the final battle of the war of Regulation led by Herman Husband, a rebellion in colonial North Carolina Governed by William Tryon over issues of taxation and over control. -
Gaspee Affairs
A significant event in the lead up to the American Revolution. HMS Gaspee was a British customs schooner that had been enforcing the Navigation Acts in around Newport, Rhode Island. A group of men led by Abraham Whipple and John Brown attacked, boarded, and torched the ship. This event increased hostilities between the American colonists and British officials, following the Boston Massacre in 1770 and marked the first acts of violent uprising against the British crown's authority in America. -
Tea Act
was act of parliament of Great Britain. The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India company in its London warehouses and to help the financially struggling company survive. the colonists had never accepted the constitutionality of the duty on tea,and Tea Act rekindled their opposition to it. -
Quebec Act
was passed to gain the loyalty of the local French speaking majority of the province of Quebec. James Murray and Guy Carleton, guaranteed the freedom of worship and restore French property rights. Had dire consequences for British North America empire. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The first battle of the American Revolutionary War, British defeated Americans. Although, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. The British soldiers were led by General William Howe. The American were led by Colonel William Prescott. -
Battle of Trenton
A small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War which took place in Trenton, New Jersey. After General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, Washington led the main body of the Continental army against Hessian mercenaries garrisoned at Trenton. After a brief battle,almost two thirds of the Hessian force was captured, with negligible loses to the Americans. -
Battle of Princeton
was a battle of American Revolutionary war, near Princeton, New Jersey. Lord General Charles Cornwallis had left 1400 British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood in Princeton. -
Battle of Barren Hill
Was a minor engagement during the American Revolution. A British force attempted to encircle a smaller Continental force under the Marquis de Lafayette. The maneuver failed, with the Continentals escaping the trap, but the British took the field. -
Treaty of Paris
signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Bay, Henry Laurens, and John Adams, David Hartley and Richard Oswald were representatives of King George 3rd of Great Britain. peace negotiation began.
