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treaty of paris 1763
The treaty of Paris is what ended the French and Indian war in 1763. This treaty gave Great Britain control of Canada and all land east of the Mississippi river. This made colonists very angry and laid the groundwork for the American Revolution. -
Stamp acts
The stamp acts is when the British people taxed virtually all printed materials. Some colonists were very opposed to these taxes. Some even formed a group called the sons of liberty to protest these taxes. -
Quartering acts
The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. This made many people unhappy. -
Sons of Liberty
The sons of liberty was formed to the british taxation on printed material called the stamp acts. They organized special protests against stamp collectors, the main one being the Boston Tea party. Their was also a less radical group of girls called the daughters of liberty. These women helped the colonists who were opposing the british by spinning cloth and making their own clothes. -
Townshend act
Townshend Acts, 1767, originated by Charles Townshend and passed by the English Parliament shortly after the repeal of the Stamp Act. They were designed to collect revenue from the colonists in America by putting customs duties on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. The colonials, spurred on by the writings of John Dickinson, Samuel Adams, and others, protested against the taxes. Read more: Townshend Acts | Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/townshend-act -
Boston massacre
The protesters, who called themselves Patriots, were protesting the occupation of their city by British troops, who were sent to Boston in 1768 to enforce unpopular taxation measures passed by a British parliament that lacked American representation. -
Committees of correspondence
These committees were formed because American patriots needed a way to communicate privately. The committees of correspondence is mostly responsible for planning out the first continental congress in private. The way they were able to act so secretly was mainly due to the use of invisible ink. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was caused because certain people opposed the British taxes. The group of people called the sons of liberty protested theses taxes by dumping the tea into the Boston harbor. This lead to the intolerable acts. -
Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts was a result of the Boston tea party. Due to the protest the British closed the port of Boston and forced the colonists to house and feed the British soldiers. This made people very angry. -
First continental congress
The first continental congress met in Carpenters hall. The delegates were elected by the people, the colonial legislature, or by the committees of correspondence. they wanted to show a combined authority to great britain, but there aims were not uniform. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the start of the American Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775. The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord. The colonists were warned however, by riders including Paul Revere, that the British Army was approaching. -
Second continental congress
The second continental congress occured on may 10th 1775. Many notable people such as benjamin franklin, john hancock, and lyman hall were present. This meting was very important. -
Common Sense
This small pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine in 1776. This is considered to be America’s first bestselling book. Common sense was a pamphlet written in support of American independence from great Brittan and is considered have a very big effect on the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. He borrowed many of his ideas from English philosopher john Locke. Gave people their natural rights such as life, property, and the pursuit of happiness. -
Washington crossing the Delaware
George Washington was named commander and chief of the continental army, he was trying to create a professional army. On Christmas night Washington lead his troops across the Delaware River. They won the fight and proved themselves worthy opponents. -
Battle of Saratoga
Was considered to be the turning point of the revolutionary war. Convinced the french to enter the war on the side of the americans. It convinced them that america actually had a chance of wining the war. -
Valley Forge December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778
Washington and his troops spent the winter of 1777-1778in valley forge, pennsylvania. The conditions here were very bad. Small pox was a major problem here. -
Battle of Yorktown 1781
Geoge washington commanded a force of 17,000 french and continental troops aganist general cornwallis.The battle of yorktown took place in Virginia. Is considered to be the most important battle of he revolutionary war. -
Surrender of Cornwallis
On this day in 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to a close. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
Ended the American Revolution. In 1783 the United States won its independence from Great Britain. They ended up getting more land than they were supposed to.
