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French and Indian War
1754-1763The French and Indian War, as it was referred to in the colonies, was the beginning of open hostilities between the colonists and Great Britain. The French and Indian War was a struggle over who would control the Ohio River frontier in The New world. The French and their Indian Allies fought and British (including American colonists) and their Indian /Allies. The British won and closed the Ohio Valley to further expansion in that area. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1763, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on one side and the United States of America and its allies on the other. -
Proclamation of 1763
On October 27th, the Proclamation of 1763 was an attempt to prevent the colonists from going west and passed the Appalachian Mountains. The British did this to prevent future issues between Native Americans and the colonists. -
Sugar Act
The colonists were bieng taxed on everything including sugar and tea. By renforcing the tax, the British hoped that the tax would actually be collected. These incidents increased the colonists' concerns about the intent of the British Parliament and helped the growing movement that became -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1765 as a means of raising revenue in the American colonies. The Stamp Act required all legal documents, licenses, commercial contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards to carry a tax stamp. -
Writs of Assistance
In New England, smuggling had become common. Massachusetts' new governor ordered the writs be created for the customs collectors. -
Townshend Acts
Parliament passed a series of laws imposing new taxes on colonists. These laws included special taxes on lead, paint, paper, glass and tea imported by colonists. Basically, any household items. -
Quartering Acts
In March 1765, Parliament passed the Quartering Acts each colonial assembly was directed to provide for the basic needs of soldiers stationed within its borders. Specified items included bedding, cooking utensils, firewood, beer or cider, and candles. -
Boston Massacre
Boston townspeople harassed a group of British Soldiers. The Soldiers Shot at the crowd. John Adams then decides to defend the British Soldiers. The Court says the soldiers were innocent because the crowd harassed them and according to British law they are allowed to fire on those who disrupt them or attack them while at sentry. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act is when the American colony was taxed for every load of tea that was brought into the port. The Tea Tax put it out of the buying range of most of the colonists. Also, the colonists were tired of being taxed without being consulted. That's why we have no taxation without representation. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an event in history, It was caused by the price of imported tea increasing. Locals refused to pay for the tea and violently boarded the ships that were carrying it and dumped it into the water. -
Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts was when British Parliament passed a series of outrageous laws that put heavy taxes on new American settlement. These acts led to the Boston Tea Party, and other protests of the sort. -
1st Continental Congress
It was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and It showed that the 13 colonies could cooperate for their mutual benefit. The dream of cooperating had become a reality. Even though the congress had no legal authority it gave the states the ability to speak with one voice. -
Lexington
The first shots of the Rev. were fired when British troops, sent to seize illegal military stores and arrest rebel leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams, were attacked by the local militia (minutemen). -
Concord
After they defeated the colonists at Lexington, the British marched to Concord to complete their task. They went to search for weapons, but didn't find any. Even though the colonists didn't welcome them, not much happened in the city. They were on their way back to Boston when the Minutemen shot at them from the woods and fields. After the Battle at Lexington, more and more colonists joined the Minutemen as they marched from Lexington to Concord and back again. -
2nd Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort. -
Ft. Ticonderoga
On July 8, during the French and Indian War, the Fort was successfully defended by the French under Montcalm against a British force 5 times it's size -
Bunker Hill
The British decided to station troops on Bunker Hill. The British men drove the patriots off. "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes," ordered the American General. It meant don't fire until your close enough since they didn't have alot of ammo, they can't miss. -
"Common Sense"
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously on January 10, 1776, during the American Revolution. Paine's purpose was to try to show the colonists that Britain was controlling them and they needed to break free. -
Battle of New York
In 1776, the British set forth to subdue the colonies. They began the effort by recapturing New York. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington's Army crossed the Delaware and surprised the British at Trenton. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson with input from John Adams as well as others of the time. This was written to Verify, or 'Declare' Independence from Britain. -
Battle of Princeton
General Cornwallis intended to avenge the defeat of the Hessians at Trenton and wipe out Washington's army. Didn't work out too well for him. Washington's aim was to drive the British troops out of New Jersey. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga happened during 1777 and was the turning point in the Revolutionary War. It was a Turning Point because we gained France and Spain as allies. A man named Benedict Arnold became hated and accused of bieng a traitor because he switched from patriot to loyalist because his wife was a loyalist. -
Winter at Valley Forge
1777-1778 It was a tough time for the colonists in the Revolutionary War. People often had no shoes or clothes. People caught many deadly diseases. People always were getting frostbite. Some say you could follow a soldier by their bloody footprints. -
Battle of Yorktown
General George Washington, our first president fought at the Battle of Yorktown, where General Cornwallis of the British forces surrenders after the combined forces of France and the U.S. seized Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
Signed on September 3, 1783, and approved by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784, formally ended the American Revolutionary War between Britain and the thirteen colonies.