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French & Indian War
- Was between Great Britain and the French.
- Known as the 7 year war
- The British took the victory
- Ended with the Treaty of Paris
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Proclamation Line
-Issued by King George
- Britain got French Territory in North America
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Sugar Act
-Law passed by British Parliament
- Put large amount of taxes on sugar, which was something everyone needed
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Boston Masacre
- Happened on King Street
- The British Army started it
- Others were harassing them, so they decided to shoot them, leaving five people dead
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Boston Tea Party
- Was a political protest for taxes on tea bags
- The Sons of Liberty were responsible for them.
- They dressed up as indians and dumped a lot of tea in the Boston Harbor
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Intolerable Acts
-Where unfair laws that were passed by the British Parliament after Boston Tea Party
- The laws were supposed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the protesting during Boston Tea Party
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Stamp Act
- Stamp Act was the tax that the Parliament of Great Britain on stamps, newspapers, and any piece of paper.
- The sons of liberty did not stand this so they fought
- Many colonists were not a fan of this because you used stamps and many types of paper daily and it was really expensive with the taxes.
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Sons of Liberty
- Secret organization that was created in thirteen colonies to fight taxation by British.
- Responsible for Boston Tea Party
- They also protested against Stamp Act
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Townshend Acts
-Occured after the Stamp Act
- Basically the British enforced new laws to follow along with more taxes on goods
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Declaration of Independence
- Written By Thomas Jefferson
- Declaring freedom for 13 American Colonies from Britain
- The colonists wanted to write this for independence.
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Battle of Trenton
-George Washington and troops crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas day
-Battle occured in Trenton NJ
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Battle of Saratoga
-Turning point of Revolutionary War
-Americans beat the British
-Occured in Stillwater NY -
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Valley Forge
- George Washington moved his continental army here during the winter
- It was the third of eight military camps for Continental army
- Called birthplace of american army
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Battle of Yorktown
-General George Washington and forces had a battle with the British General Charles Cornwallis and forces
- Occured in Yorktown Virginia
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Treaty of Paris
-Treaty signed by Paris representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives from the USA
-This treaty ended the American Revolutionary War.
-Occured in Paris, France
