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French and Indian War (1754- 1763)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-20 18:22:37 UTC

The French and Indian War was a seven long year war between Britain and the French with the natives helping the french bc they had a better relationship with them. Britain won but they got in debt in progress

Treaty of Paris (1763)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-23 18:00:16 UTC

The Treaty of Paris ended the 7 year war between French and Britain, with french giving all its territory in mainland to them and ending any foreign military threat.

Sugar Act (1764)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-23 18:12:51 UTC

The Sugar Act or also known as the Revenue act was made to stop the act of smuggling sugar and molasses from the french.

The Proclamation (of 1763)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-23 18:26:44 UTC

The Proclamation was made by the Britain at the end of the French and Indian war to prohibit any whites to settle in onto Indian territory.

Stamp Act (1765)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-23 18:47:41 UTC

The Stamp Act was made to tax the people and their items to help pay the debt of the war, although almost everyone hated the idea and went against it.

Quartering Act (1765)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-27 18:24:56 UTC

The Quartering Act was made so it was a requirement that the colonial colonies/ local government had to provide and give soldiers food, water, housing and other necessities.

Townshend Acts (1770)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-27 18:31:03 UTC

The Townshend Act was made so they add tax onto glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea that was imported to the colonies.

Coercive Acts (1774)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-27 18:36:52 UTC

The Coercive acts were 4 laws that were passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party and they were called Boston Port, Massachusetts Government, Impartial Administration of Justice, and Quartering Acts.

Tea Act (1773)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-27 18:38:35 UTC

The Tea Act in 1773 was made to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive.

Boston Massacre (1770)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-27 18:41:05 UTC

The Boston massacre in 1770 was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a British soldier, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter.

Boston Tea Party (1773)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-27 18:49:58 UTC

The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, when people tossed tea into the sea as a form of protest.

First Continental Congress (1774)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-28 18:13:13 UTC

The First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression.

Lexington and Concord (1775)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-28 18:14:34 UTC

The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in an American victory and outpouring of militia support for the anti-British cause.

Second Continental Congress (1781)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-28 18:17:16 UTC

The Second Continental Congress was the late-18th-century meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and its associated Revolutionary War, which established American independence from the British Empire.

Bunker Hill (1775)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-28 18:22:04 UTC

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved.

Declaration of Independence (1776)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-28 18:23:01 UTC

The Declaration of Independence, formally titled The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, is the founding document of the United States.

Battle of Trenton (1776)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-28 18:24:49 UTC

The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey.

Battle of Saratoga (1777)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-28 18:27:30 UTC

The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.

Valley Forge (1778)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-28 18:30:52 UTC

Valley Forge was the winter encampment of the Continental Army, under the command of George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. The Valley Forge encampment lasted six months, from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778.

Battle of Yorktown (1781)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-28 18:32:06 UTC

The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, began September 28, 1781, and ended on October 19, 1781, at exactly 10:30 am in Yorktown, Virginia

Treaty of Paris (1783)

kjvargasesquivel5614 — 2024-02-28 18:33:40 UTC

The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George lll of Great Britain and representatives of the United States on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary