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Treaty of Paris
Officaly ends French and Indian War. French territories go to the colonies and Britain. Native Americans that allied with the French fight to protect their land.(textbook) -
Proclomation of 1763
Fights were breaking out between colonist and Native Americans. King George passes the Proclomation of 1763 setting western boundary on the colonies. Angry colonist chosse to ignore the law.(citation: textbook) -
The Sugar Act
Intedead to raise revenues Parliment passed the sugar act to add taxes on colonist.This act follows after the economic slump that came after the French and Indian war(ciatation; Wiki). Many colonist resnted this tax and it lead to many protest. -
Stamp Act
TO lessen the cost of the britain soldiers Pariliment passes the Stamp Act which posses a tax on any form of paper. Colonist viewed it as a violation of rights and spark violent demistratin's.Virgiana's House of Burggesis tells Pariliment that they cannot be taxed without proper represantation.(Citaion:text and wiki) -
Quartering Act
Parliment enlists the quartering act to have colonist supplies to the british troops. Many colonist try to resist the law. For faliure to complience Parliment band the legislatoure and govener of new york. (citation: textbook) -
Townshed Acts
Parliment passes the Toenshed acts on colonies. Acts impose a tax on all imported items going to America. Colonist become outraged at the taxes. (Citation: textbook) -
Boston Massacre
Colonist harassed british troops until one fired and was followed by the rest. 5 colonist were killed. In trial the soldiers were represented by John Adams, 6 were found inocent 2 were charged for man slaughter.(ciatation: book & video) -
Tea Act
Britain passes the tea act which put an extra 3 cents on tea. Gives the East India Trading Company primision to ship their tea to america.Colonist again respond to the taxing with outrage(ciataion: book) -
Boston Tea Party
Sameul Adams and the Sons of Liberty organize a political protest against the tea act. He and other bostonions snuck into Boston harbor and dumped all the tea on the british ships. While the colonies rejoced, Britain was furious. -
Intolerable Acts
Britain in response to the Tea Party orders, what the colonist call, the Intolerable Acts. These include the Boston Port act, The Administration of justice act, the Massachusetts Government Act, another Quartering act, and the Quebec Act. Colonist protest and tensions with britain only increase. -
First Continental Congress
As a result of the Intolerable acts the First Continental Congress met to talk about solutions. 56 delegautes appointed by representitives of 12 of the 13 colonies met at carpenter's hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylavania. They met breifly to consider options such as boycott, and petioned to King Geroge III to redress the grivencias. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
British troops arived to crush the coloniel's rebellion by going to steal an amunation supply in Concord. Paul Rever and Joseph Warren left boston to warn lexington and concord of the British marching toward them. After the battle at lexington the weary soldiers arived at concord where to their suprise colonist were there ready for battle all ready worn down the British were run back to boston. -
Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress meets in order to discuss the eventss at Lexington and Concord. To try to keep the war from growing they sent King George an olive branch petiotion, but it arrived to late to do good. When it became clear they must take action they stood to control the war effort. They had elected George Washington as commander of the continental army. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle of bunker hill happened early on in the war. The leaders of the colonial forces besieging Boston learned that the British generals were planning to send troops out from the city to occupy the unoccupied hills surrounding the city. -
Common Sense
In 1776 Thomas Paine wrote common sense witch further motivate amaericans to get independence. In simple words he strongly explained how kings were not given God's will to rule. His work speard out through the colonies making independence seeem more important. -
Decleration of independence
Congress unaismily agrees that america will be independent from great Britain. John Adams ask John Hanncock to write the Decleration, which they along with Benjimen Franklin later revise with congress. On July 4 the final copy is agrred apon and sent to the printer. -
Battle of Brooklyn
The Battle of Brooklyn was the first major battle in the revolutinary war. The Brtisih won the battle giving them the stragitic advantge New York had. After the americans had been defeated they retreated through New Jearsy. -
Battle at Trenton
After sevreal defeats through out New York the continental army fleed through Jearsy. Washington then led his troops across the delaware river to trenton where he and his troops battled the hessians stationed there. After a short battle the hessians were captured and the americans had little lost. -
Battles of Saratoga
The battles of Saratoga decided the fate of Genral Burgoyne's army in the war. Burgoyne had planed to seperate New England colonies from the south he won small battles but those were erased when he attacked the americans at the Battle of Bemis Heights and the Americans captured a portion of the British defenses. After that Burgoyne surrendered and when news of the battle speard France decided to join the Americans as an ally. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was the final major battle between America and Britain. Britsh troops were cut off in the harbor by French ships, while Washington and the army struck on land completly trapping and deafeating the British. After the american's victory it took 2 yaers before negoations for peace began. -
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Known as the Treaty of Paris because the negosiations happened in france it offically marked the end of the war. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay represented the United States. and David Hartley (a member of the British Parliament )represented the British monarch, King George III.