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treaty of paris
During the war, Britain had conquered the French colonies .The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763, by the kingdoms of the famous great britian. -
French and indian war
The french and indian war 1754-1764 the war was fought primarliy between the colonies of british americans and the new france in 1756 the war escalated -
proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War. -
sugar act 1764
The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764 The preamble to the act stated it is expedient that new provisions and regulations should be established for improving the revenue of this Kingdom and it is just and necessary that a revenue should be raised for defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same. -
Stamp act 1765
The Stamp Act was introduced by the British prime minister George Grenville and 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 -
Quartering act 1765
In March 1765, Parliament passed the Quartering Act to address the practical concerns of such a troop deployment. Under the terms of this legislation, each colonial assembly was directed to provide for the basic needs of soldiers stationed within its borders -
Townshend acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed beginning in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America The acts are named after Charles Townshend the Chancellor of the Exchequer who proposed the program -
Writs of assistance 1767
Written order issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff, to perform a certain task -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre, called the Incident on King Street by the British was an incident on March 5 1770 in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. British troops had been stationed in Boston capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay since 1768 in order to protect and support crown-appointed colonial officials attempting to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation -
Tea act
the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston It was designed to prop up the East India Company which was floundering financially and burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea -
Boston tea party
Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor -
intolerable acts
The Intolerable Acts was a name used to describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britains colonies in North America The acts triggered outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies that later became the United States and were important developments in the growth of the American Revolution -
1st Continental congress
The first continental congress met in Carpenter's Hill in Philadelphia, from september 5 to october 26, 1774. Pennsylvania and New York sent delegates with firm intructions to seek a resolution with England -
Battle of concord
a battle that was between the british and americans and the americans won -
Battle of lexington
was a battle that did most of the work in 1775 -
2nd continental congress
second contiental congress was convection of delegates from the thirteen colonies that started meeting on may 10 1775 in philadelphia pennsylvania soon after warfare in american war -
Ft. Ticonderoga
fort ticonderoga formerly fort carillon is a large 18th century star fort built by the canadians and the french at a narrows near the south end of lake chaplin in upstate new york -
bunker hill
the patriot militia controlled the hills surrounding Boston. the British were planning to attack Bunker Hill The Americans held off two British charges -
common sense
Thomas Paine Paine’s arguments helped persuade the fight for Independence. -
declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independence was approved at the Second Constitutional Congress introduced a fundamental change . -
battle of long island
a huge battle that was hours and alot of minite men troops fighting for there lives and trying to have freedom or help america have freedom -
battle of trenton
George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River Not a single American was killed This was a major boost for the American war effort -
battle of princeton
the defeated the British Washington captures another 300 British soldiers new jurfors -
battle of saratoga
Saratoga was a turning point in the war Treaty of Alliance with France and Spain British General Burgoyne planned to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies -
winter at valley forge
George Washington and his army struggled to survive the cold weather and snow at Valley Forge the soldiers were living in tents which provided little help from the cold -
Battle of yorktown
was the last major battle of the war. the American troops managed to force Corwallis 8,000 British troops surrendered -
Treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris officially ended the revolution American independence the end of the revolution and the british were no longer to have our land