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The Proclamation border of 1763 was a boundary the British produced. It marked the Appalachian Mountains where the Colonists couldn't settle on the land following the French and Indian War.

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The Sugar Act added extra tax to the price of tea, sugar, and molasses. Many colonists smuggled the goods into the cities and towns, so they wouldn't have to pay the tax on the goods.

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British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to pay for the troops stationed in the 13 colonies during the 7 years war.

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Allowed British soldiers to go into the colonist's homes, without the colonist's permission, and live their. The colonists had to feed, bathe, clothe, and house the soldiers.

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The British had to pay the price of governing the American colonies. Taxes on lead, paint, paper, glass, and tea were set, the Americans discouraged the purchase of the goods.

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When the British were in Boston, the American colonists made a mob around them and threw sticks, stones, and snowballs. Eventually the British fired on the mob, and 5 colonists were killed.

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The Tea Act was made in an effort to save the troubled enterprise. The British Parliament passed the Tea Act to allow the ships to ship tea to the colonies, but the ships had to land into England before they sold.

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In the protests of the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty, dressed as Mohawk Indians, boarded the East India Tea Company's ship, and threw 92,000 lbs. of tea into Boston Harbor.

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A series of acts were passed, The Intolerable Acts, after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish Massachusetts colonists from their Tea Party.

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First Continental Congress of September 1774

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First Continental Congress of September 1774

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The First Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Every colony's representatives were there, except for Georgia, and they held meetings about America's future.

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In the battle of Lexington and Concord, the American colonies and the British went into a battle, that led into an American victory, and

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The Second Continental Congress was like a Part II of the First Congress. It was after the Lexington and Concord battle, so after the American victory. The Georgia representatives were there, and they assumed the normal functions of a government.

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Thomas Paine's Common Sense of January 1776

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Thomas Paine's Common Sense of January 1776

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Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense with the idea of stating what he wanted, independence from England. So, when he published, it got very popular.

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Declaration of Independence of August 1776 

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Declaration of Independence of August 1776 

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The Declaration of Independence was a cutoff of the political connections to Great Britain, it summarized the colonists motivations.

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The Battle of Trenton was one of three battles fought in a short period, the Battle of Trenton reasserted American control of New Jersey, and improved morale and unity.

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The Battle of Princeton rescued Patriot cause from one of it's darkest hours, it was two of three battles.

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The Battle of Saratoga was the third of three battles, it was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

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George Washington's army had a camp in Valley Forge. The army was cold, weak, and didn't have much supplies, but learned many ways that helped them to be the best army they could be.

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The Battle of Yorktown marked an ending point for the last major battle of the American Revolution and the nation's independence.

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The Treaty of Paris made the British and 13 colonies agree to let the 13 colonies become a free country, America.