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  • French andIdian War 1754-1763

    French andIdian War 1754-1763
    1. Fight between France and England. 2. Fought over land. 3. George Washington led the Indians.

  • Treaty of Paris 1763

    Treaty of Paris 1763
    1. Ended the French and Indian War. 2. France loses all of thier territory. 3. The English win.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    1. Prevented colonists from going past the Appalachian Mountians. 2.Cteated to stabalized relations between the British Empire and Native Americans. 3.Became the 1st problem between "Mother" England and colonists.

  • Sugar Act of 1764

    Sugar Act of 1764
    1. Tax on sugar and molasses. 2.the 1st British tax to pay off British War Debt. 3. This incident increased the colonists' concern about the intent of the British Parliament.

  • Stamp Act 1765

    Stamp Act 1765
    1. Passed a tax on all official paper goods. 2. Money collected was helped to pay off the protecting and defending Americans. 3. The cost of the Stamp Act was small.

  • Quartering Acts 1765

    1. Established to save British government money. 2. They did this by allowing soldiers the right to expect room and board from colonist in America. 3. That's why they made an amendment on this.

  • Writs of Assistance 1767

    Writs of Assistance 1767
    1.policy established allow customs officers the right to search any ship at any time without probable cause. 2. British decided to change their level of control over trade in colonies. 3. It was a useful tool to fight against smuggling.

  • Townshend Acts 1767

    Townshend Acts 1767
    1. This act was originated by Charles Townshend. 2. Passed by the English Parliament after the Stamp Act. 3. Series of laws.

  • Boston Massacre 1770

    Boston Massacre 1770
    1. Colonists got angry and a boyycott started. 2. Redcoats started shooting at the colonists. 3. 5 people died on the night of the Boston Massacre.

  • Tea Act 1773

    Tea Act 1773
    1. Burned 8 million pounds of tea not sold. 2. The act help East India Company increase sales. 3. The act led to the Boston Tea Party.

  • Boston Tea Party 1773

    Boston Tea Party 1773
    1. Dumped tea over ships. 2. 50 men dressed up as Mohawk Indians. 3. This was to celebrate the victory of the French and Indian War.

  • 1st Continental Congress 1774

    1. They meet in Philadelphia. 2. They chose Thomas Jefferson to compose the first copy of the Declaration of Independence. 3.They discuss about the Intolerable Acts.

  • Intolerable Acts 1774

    Intolerable Acts 1774
    1. Prevented town hall meetings. 2. Blockaded Boston Harbor. 3. British came down hard on the people of Boston as a result of the Boston Tea Party.

  • Lexington 1775

    1. The first shots were fired at Lexington to begin the American Revoulution. 2. 700 British troops met 70 militiamen. 3. This was one of the first battles of the American Revolution.

  • Concord 1775

    1. it was also one of the first batlles of the American Revolution. 2. This town is where 700 British troops move too. 3. One of the first shots were fired at this town.

  • 2nd Continental Congress 1775

    1. They meet in Philadelphia again. 2. They chose George Wahington to be General for the Continental Army. 3. The 13 colonies gather together to dicuss about what the are going to do.

  • Ft. Ticonderoga 1775

    1. This fort was build by the French. 2. The British captured this fort. 3. The fort was held by 48 men.

  • Bunker Hill 1775

    1. Colonel William Prescott orders his men "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes." 2. He says this because they were running low on ammo. 3. There were 2,400 British troops against 1,500 Americans.

  • Common Sense 1776

    1. This was written by Thomas Paine. 2. It increased Colonial public support. 3. This document persuaded many colonists that the time had come to declare independence.

  • Declaration of Independence 1776

    1. The committee chose Thomas Jefferson to draft he first copy of the Declaration of Independence. 2. Ben Franklin, Jonh Adams and Thomas Jefferson were part of the creation of this document. 3. They met in Philadelphia to create it.

  • Battle of New York 1776

    1. British wanted to capture New York. 2. They attacked Washington's army and inflicted heavy casualties. 3. The British captured it and claimed it as their land for the rest of the war.

  • Battle of Trenton 1776

    1. This was a surprise attack led by George Washington. 2. The Continental Army led by George Washington crossed the frozen Delaware River. 3. They defeated 800 Hessians.

  • Battle of Princeton 1777

    1. A week later after the victory at Trenton, they had another surprise attack led by George Washington. 2. They defeated over 300 British troops. 3. They were in New Jersey.

  • Battle of Saratoga 1777

    1. This was considered a turning point in the war. 2. This was the Americans first victory. 3. The French became our allies.

  • Winter at Valley Forge 1777-1778

    1. This was a horrible event. 2. Washington and his men spent the long cold winter of 1777- 1778 in Pennsylvania. 3. Troops die from starvation. 4. French volunteer Marquis de Lafayette train the Continental Army.

  • Battle of Yorktown 1781

    1. This battle was the last major battle. 2. The Americans captured General Corn Wallis. 3. He surrenderedon October 17, 1781 and the Americans had won their INDEPENDENCE.

  • Treaty of Paris 1783

    1. This treaty official ends the war. 2. There were six provision of this treaty. 3. The British and Americans made agreements on certain things.