The American Revolution

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    The French and Indian War

    This war started because the French started to build near the Ohio River Valley, which the Virginia colony had already claimed. The Natives allied with George Washington to fight the French.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The proclamation was made to stop colonial settlements from living west of an imaginary line on the Appalachian Mountains.
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    Pontiacs War

    It was a part of the French and Indian War. The leader of the Ottawa nation, Pontiac, formed alliances with other Native American groups and fought the British together.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    It put an important tax on molasses and several other products.
  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act
    It made you quarter British soldiers in your house, feed them, and other supplies for free.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    It required colonists to buy special tax stamps for all products. Such as insurance policies, land titles, contracts, and other documents.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act
    Britain decided to stop taxing activities and products inside the colonies. They only would tax imports into the colonies.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    On this date, workers and sailors were throwing rocks and snowballs at British soldiers. In return, the soldiers fired into the crowd killing five and wounding six.
  • Tea Act

    It gave the British East India Company a monopoly over tea sales.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    It gave Britains East India Company monopoly over tea. It lowered prices but was sold in the colonies.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Sons of Liberty went to the ports in cities and stopped the tea from being unloaded. They then started dumping the tea into Boston Harbor as a form of protest.
  • First Continental Congress

  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts
    The first act closed the port of Bostom. The second and third acts increased the power the royal governor had. It also abolished the upper house of the Massachusetts legislature and weakened the power of town meetings.
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    First Continental Congress

    The Congress wanted to end the Intolerable Acts and declared that the colonies had the right to tax and govern themselves. They also called for a new boycott on British goods.
  • The Second Continental Congress

    The second continental congress met in Philadelphia. They appointed George Washington as the leader of the Continental Army.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    The Congress agreed on war and began assembling an army. They chose George Washington as the commander of the Continental Army.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    Farmers and workers fought it. When the British were 150 feet away, the Americans began to shoot. The next two British attacks failed, but the third was successful since the Americans ran out of ammunition and had to retreat. Even though the Americans had to retreat they still proved they were able to stand up against British soldiers.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord
    Troops were sent to seize the weapons the minutemen were storing. In Lexington, the minutemen were waiting for the British soldiers. Someone shot first and fighting broke out. In Concord 400 minutemen were fighting British soldiers. When the British reached Boston close to 300 had been killed or wounded.
  • Fort Ticonderoga

    Fort Ticonderoga
    Ethan Allen led 83 men to the British and launched a surprise attack. The British surrendered immediately. Fort Ticonderoga controlled the main route between Canada and the Hudson River valley. It also had powerful weapons.
  • "Common Sense"

    "Common Sense"
    Thomas Paine published "Common Sense" which argued for self-governance and raised support for self-governance.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration Of Independence was approved by Congress.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    Ended in American Victory. It was a turning point in the war. The British realized that it wouldn't be an easy victory. It convinced Europeans and Americans there was a chance of winning.
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    Valley Forge

    Conditions were awful. There was limited food, clothing, and safe shelter, and many had diseases. During the winter, Steuben was training the Continental Army to get stronger.