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revolutionary era
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Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the French and Indian war and lead to a time of British dominance.This treaty lead to the taxation of the colonists and the resentment of the British. -
proclaimation of 1763
The proclmation closed off the frontier of colonial expantion. The purpose of the proclamation was to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native North Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases on the western frontier. The colonists resented the british for trying to contain the space in which they could settle. This was the initial sign that the british empire cared for the united states again. -
The Quartering Act
The British further angered American colonists with the Quartering Act, which made the colonies provide barracks and supplies to British troops. -
Thte Stamp Act
Was the first direct tax and it was another tax to help pay the debt created be the French and Indian war. -
Sam Adams
He lead protests against the stamp act and in 1765 the tax was ended -
Townshend act
a series of acts passed to create revanue from the colonies. -
THe Boston Massacre
The fatal incident happened on March 5 of 1770. The massacre resulted in the death of five colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
In September, 1773, the British East India Company put 500,000 pounds of tea on the market. THe colonists then dumped the tea into the ocean as an act of defiance. -
Intolorable acts
On April 1st, 1774 the British parliament passed the intolerable acts due to their reaction to the Boston Tea Party. -
1st continental congress
The First Continental Congress was held on September 5, 1774, and lasted until October 26, 1774. It was held because the colonists were very upset about the Intolerable Acts and the taxes. -
Sons of liberty
a group founded be sam adams that did anything and everything they could do the help the U.S. gain independance -
Lexington and Concord
Two battles that started the Revolutionary war -
john adams
had a large role in gaining independence from England -
Thomas Paine
Donated his money to the revolution -
Paul revere
On April 16th, 1775, Paul Revere began to gather tips that a raid was planned for the city of Concord in the coming days. -
Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independence told Parliament and King George III what grievances the American colonies had toward toward Britain. -
Patriots
The patriots exited the war victorious and many had a large part in shaping the united states into the country it is tody. -
loyalists
After the war the loyalists were forced to live there lives in a significantly less political way or go back to europe. -
Benedict Arnold
HE was a general and he was the bravest at the time. -
THomas Jefferson
he played a central role in drafting the declaration of independance -
Battle of saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga, comprising two significant battles during September and October of 1777, was an important victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the battle that ended the Revolutionary War. It took place in 1777 in Yorktown, Virginia, where the British troops were camped out. -
martha curtis washington
she was george washingtons wife and believed in him which was his motivation to jion the revolution -
abigail adams
one of the countries greatest silent heros. she went through pain war and hardship for the country she loved -
George washington
he basicly lead the colonst to victory and became the first president of the U.S. -
hessians
THe hessians were german mercinaries that aided the English during the revolution -
lord cornwallis
He was a british general and has been said to have lost america
