Unit 2 Flee Map

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  • French and indian war

    1.Fought between england and france.2. Fought over control of north americanterritories. 3.The start of the war was a result of indians led by George Washington killing a french officer.

  • Treaty of Paris

    1. Ended the french and indian war.2.England was determined to be the victor of this war.3.France loses all of its north americanclaims. England claims all land west to the mississipi river and north through canada.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    1. This prevented colonists from moving west of the appalachian mnts.2.Created to stabilize relations between the native americans

  • Sugar Act

    1. Tax on sugar and molasses.2.Did not affect many people.

  • Stamp Act

    1. Tax on legal documents, basically every piece of paper used.2.Stamp act congress formed to organized boycott.3. Eventually repealed.

  • Quartering Act

    1.This act was established as a way for the english to save money on their troops stationed in hte colonies.2. Soldiers were to be admitted into colonist's homes with the right and expectation of room and board.3. This was hated but little had to be done.

  • Writs of Assistance

    1. Customs officers could search ships at will.2. Only a few colonists were affected.3. Merchants felt this way an invasion of privacy.

  • Townshend Acts

    1. This act was a tax that placed tax on numerous household items such as lead, glass, paper, and tea.2. Britsh troops were sent to enforce these laws and to keep peace with the involved in unplaesant incidents notably the boston massacre.3. Boycott decreased british trade but the retention of the tea tax caused the boston tea party.

  • Boston Massacre

    1.This was an event that involved an angry mob outside of a boston customs house.2. During this protest 5 colonists were shot and killed by british troops.3. One of the individuals killed was Crispus Attucks.

  • Tea Act

    1. This act created a tax on tea coming from england.2. It gave the east indian tea company a monopoly or complete control of the tea trade in the colonies.3. As a result of the protest we end up having the boston tea party.

  • Boston Tea Party

    1. This was an event that was a result of the tea act.2. During the boston tea party members of the sons of liberty got together and dumped up to 90 thousand pounds of tea overboard from multiple ships in the harbor.3. This was a protest that ends up resulting in the intolerable acts.

  • Interable Acts

    1. In retribition of the boston tea party the english government.2. To punish the massachusetts colony the port of boston was closed, committes of correspondence (colonial meetings) were ended.3. This was done to make an example of massachusets and the sons of liberty involved in the boston tea party.

  • First Continenetal Congress

    1. The purpose of this was to discuss what to do about the intolerable acts. 2. They decided at this point to ban all trade with england and begin training troops for the possibility of a war.

  • Lexington and Concord

    1. Hundreds of british troops marched from boston to nearby concord to seize an army's cache.2. Paul revere and other riders sounded th alarm the colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the redcoat colunm.3.Many more battles followed and in 1783 colonists formally won their independence.

  • Second Continental Congress

    1.served as the government of the 13 American colonies and later the United States.2.In 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened after the American Revolutionary War had already begun.3.the Congress ratified the first national constitution, the Articles of Confederation, under which the country would be governed until 1789, when it was replaced by the current U.S. Constitution.

  • Ft. Ticonderoga

    1.served as a key point of access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley during the French and Indian War. 2.attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British garrison.3.was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War,

  • Bunker Hill

    1.the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.2.the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. 3.occurred on nearby Breed’s Hill.

  • Common Sense

    1. the publisher Thomas Paine.2.advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history. 2.transforming a colonial squabble into the American Revolution.3.

  • Declaration of Independence

    1.with the Revolutionary War in full swing, the movement for independence from Britain had grown.2.delegates of the Continental Congress were faced with a vote on the issue.3.July 4, a date now celebrated as the birth of American independence.

  • Battle of New York

    1.General George Washington began shifting his army south to block an anticipated British move against New York City.2.While the British amassed strength near New York, the Second Continental Congress continued to meet in Philadelphia3.In New York, Washington, who lacked naval forces, remained concerned that Howe could outflank him by sea anywhere in the New York area.

  • Battle of Trenton

    1.The Battle of Trenton took place on December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, after General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton, New Jersey2.The battle was a resounding physical and moral victory for Washington and his American troops.3.The main American force under Washington entered Trenton from the North-West. Sullivan marched around the town and attacked from the South. The remainder took a position to the North East cutting off the Hessians’

  • Battle of Princeton

    1,General William Howe, dispatched Major General Lord Charles Cornwallis with 8,000 men to deal with the Americans.2.Surveying Washington's position, Cornwallis launched three unsuccessful attacks before halting due to growing darkness.3.Unknown to Washington, Mawhood was departing Princeton for Trenton with 800 men

  • Battle of Saratoga

    1.In the spring of 1777, Major General John Burgoyne proposed a plan for defeating the Americans.2.Meeting at Albany, they would press down the Hudson, while General William Howe's army advanced north from New York.3.Moving forward that summer, Burgoyne's advance initially met with success as Fort Ticonderoga was captured and his men began pressing south from Lake Champlain

  • Winter at Valley Forge

  • Battle of Yorktown

  • Treaty of Paris