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Treaty of Paris
Ended the French and Indian War otherwise known as the 7 years war and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe. -
Proclamation line
The proclamation provided that all lands west of the heads of all rivers which flowed into the Atlantic Ocean from the west or northwest were off-limits to the colonists. -
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stanp, sugar, quartering, townshend, intolerable acts
These were acts that were inforced by the governentm at the time. Each aact had to do with taxes beause money was always such a big issue -
Boston Massacre
British soldiars fired bullets into a mob of citisens and killed three while wounding many others. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist were angry with the taxes on tea, so they went onto the ships and dumped hundres of gallons in to the Boston harbor -
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1st Continental Congress
it was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met. The Congress was attended by 356 delegates appointed by the legislatures of the thirteen colonies which were hoping for British assistance with Native American problems on its frontier. -
Lexington and Concord
The first military arrangements of the American Revolution. -
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2nd Continental Congress
The thirteen colonies had a meeting during the summer in PA after the American Revolution had started. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Even though it is called The Battle of Bunker Hill, this historical event took place on Breed's Hill. It occured during the Seige of Boston and was against the British and the Colonists. -
Olive Branh Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the 2nd coninental congress. This was the last try to aviod full war between the colonies and Britain. Unfortunatly the king of Britain did not even bother reading it so the colonists got angry and became extremely angry with the british. They went into entire war. -
Common Sense/Crisis
It was written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain. -
Decloation of Independence
This was a paper that declared the freedom of the colonies from Britain. They were no longer under British rule and were their own indevidual states on independence. This was adopted by the continental congress -
The Battle if Trenton
This was during the morning in December when George Washington led his military across the Delaware River and after a short battle, the Hessian soldiers were captured and the AMericas won -
The battle of Princteon
was a battle in which George Washington's millitary and revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. -
BAttle of Saratoga
The first battle resulted in British victory buyt the second victory belonged to America -
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Battle of Yorktown
The French and American joined together to come in with a victory against Britain -
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Trety of Paris
This treaty was drafted on November 30th of 1782 and it was signed on Spetember 3rd of 1783. it was signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America and ended the American Revolutionary War.
