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french and indian war
!. Fought betweenengland and france. 2. fought over control of north america territories. 3. the start of the war was a result of indians led by george washington killing a french officer. -
treaty of paris
- ended the french and indian war. 2. england was determined to be the victor of this war. 3. france loses all of its north american claims. england claims all land west to the mississippi river and north through cananda.
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proclamation of 1763
- this prevented colonist from moving west of the applachian mountains 2. Created to stabalize relations between the Native Americans and the British Empire. 3. This became the first problem between the colonist and "Mother" England. The colonist didnt like being told what to do.
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sugar act of 1764
- This was a tax on surgar and molasses. 2. This act was established as a way of creating revenue for the Bristish Kingdom after the French and Indian war. 3. This incident increased the colonist' concerns about the intent of the Bristish Parliament and helped the growing movement that became the American Revolution.
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stamp act
- This tax placed a tax on all paper goods including wills and newspapers. 2. The result of the act was protests and anger by may colonist. This led to a boycott of the stamped paper goods. 3. As a result of the boycott and anit-British sentiment in the colonies. Parliment Formally reapels the Stamp Act.
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Quartering Act 1770
- ordered the local governments of the American colonies to provide housing and provisions for British soldiers. 2. They were amendments to the Mutiny Act, which had to be renewed annually by Parliament. 3. Originally intended as a response to problems that arose during Britain's victory in the Seven Years War .
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Writs Of Assistance 1767
- Written order issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff, to perform a certain task. 2.Used to enforce an order for the possession of land. 3. Writs of assistance were first authorized by an act of the English Parliament in 1660
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Townshend Acts 1767
- A series of acts passed beginning in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. 2. The acts are named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who proposed the program. 3. The purpose of the Townshend Acts was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would be independent of colonial rule, to create a more effective means of enforcing compliance with trade regulations.
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Boston Massacre 1770
- British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. 2. Amid ongoing tense relations between the population and the soldiers, a mob formed around a British sentry, who was subjected to verbal abuse and harassment. 3. The event is widely viewed as foreshadowing the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War five years later.
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Tea Act 1773
- would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. 2. It was designed to prop up the East India Company which was floundering financially and burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. 3. Cargoes of tea filled the harbor, and the British ship's crews were stalled in Boston looking for work and often finding trouble. This situation led to the Boston Tea Party.
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Boston Tea Party 1773
- Officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor. 2. The Tea Party was the culmination of a resistance movement throughout British America against the Tea Act, which had been passed by the British Parliament in 1773. 3. The crisis escalated, and the American Revolutionary War began near Boston in 1775.
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Intolerable Acts 1774
- After the French and Indian War the British Government decided to reap greater benefits from the colonies. The colonies were pressed with greater taxes without any representation in Britain. 2. This eventually lead to the Boston Tea Party. 3. In retaliation the British passed several punative acts aimed at bringing the colonies back into submission of the King.
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1st Continental Congress 1774
- The first continental congress met in Carpenter's Hill in Philadelphia, from september 5, to october 26, 1774. 2. Pennsylvania and New York sent delegates with firm intructions to seek a resolution with England. 3. On october 14, the Declaration and Resolves established the Course of the congress, as a statement of principles common to all of the colonies.
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Lexington 1775
Paul Revere's Ride
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Concord 1775
Dr. Samuel Prescott shortly after midnight on April 19 awaky by bells
The nearby militia had grown to a force of more than 400 men
British forces at the North Bridge over the Concord River. -
2nd Continental Congress 1775
several new delegates
to drive the British out of Boston
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Ft. Ticonderoga 1775
held by the British
There weren't many British troops located at the Fort.
They captured the Fort without a single shot being fired -
Bunker Hill 1775
the patriot militia controlled the hills surrounding Boston.
the British were planning to attack Bunker Hill
The Americans held off two British charges -
Common Sense 1776
Thomas Paine
Paine’s arguments helped persuade
the fight for Independence -
The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence was approved at the Second Constitutional Congress
introduced a fundamental change -
new york/lost island
General Howe and his troops attacked Fort Washington
British wanted to capture New York City
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Battle of Trenton 1776
George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River
Not a single American was killed
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Battle of Princeton 1777
the defeated the British
Washington captures another 300 British soldiers
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Battle of Saratoga 1777
Saratoga was a turning point in the war
Treaty of Alliance with France and Spain
British General Burgoyne planned to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies. -
Winter at Valley Forge 1777
George Washington and his army struggled to survive the cold weather and snow at Valley Forge
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Battle of Yorktown 1781
was the last major battle of the war.
the American troops managed to force Corwallis
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Treaty of Paris 1783
The Treaty of Paris officially ended the revolution
American independence
the end of the revolution