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Proclamation Of 1763
No colonial settlement West of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
Halved the duty (tax) on foreign-made molasses in the hopes Colonists would stop smuggling. -
Repeal of Stamp Act
In March 1766, parliament repealed the Stamp Act ; but on same day, to make its power clear, Parliament issued the townsland Act. -
Boston Massacre
When colonists provoked British soldiers and caused a them to start shooting. -
Boston Tea Party
Parliament passed the Tea Act, which was created to help struggling English Tea Companies. -
Intolarable Acts
Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing the intolerable Acts. -
Battle Of Trenton
Christmas night crossing of the Delaware and defeat drunken hessians in 15 minutes. -
Battle of Princeton
George Washington defeats 3 (1200 Redcoats) regiments of British Regulars. -
Battle of Saratoga
The 3 pronged British attack to split New England from colonies. An unrealistic and unorganized, turning point of the war. It results in French War. Ben Franklin was responsible for French Alliance. -
Valley Forge
This was the low point in the war for the Americans. -
Battle of Yorktown
When the British was defeated by the Americans and French forces. It was the also the LAST major Battle in the Revolutionary War -
Treaty Of Paris
America becomes INDEPENDENT. America extends from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River. Britain will eventually evacuate forts from the Northwest. America will ask states to compensate loyalists.
