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French and Indian War ( Seven Years War) |
* 1754-1763 * Both France and England wanted to benefit from the fur trade in the Ohio Valley. * England is in a massive debt now that will soon be the straw that broke the camels back. |
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1763 Treaty of Paris |
* 1763 * France must give up ALL land claims in North America (except New Orleans) * Canada and Land up to the Mississippi river would go to the colonies * Spain gives up Florida. * France gives Spain all land West of the Mississippi River * England emerges as the most powerful country with the most powerful navy. |
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Revenue ( Sugar ) Act |
* 1764 * First of the taxes imposed by Parliament to pay the heavy debt for the French and Indian war. * Raising duties on foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies so as to give British sugar growers in the West Indies a monopoly on the colonial market. |
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Stamp Act |
* 1765 * An act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles. |
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Declaratory Act |
* 1766 * The declaration stated that Parliament's authority was the same in America as in Britain and asserted Parliament's authority to pass laws that were binding on the American colonies. * But the ability to tax without representation was another matter. |
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Tea Act |
* 1773 * British government imposes tax on colonies to help out East India Tea Co. monopoly. * For years colonists just smuggling in tea from Dutch. |
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Coercive Acts ( Intolerable Acts ) |
* 1774 * A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British.
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Battles of Lexington and Concord |
* 1775 * The first battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in Massachusetts * British troops had moved from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists' military supplies and arrest revolutionaries. |
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Declaration of Independence |
* 1776 * The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress, states the reasons the British colonies of North America sought independence. |
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Battle of Saratoga |
* 1777 * The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the RevolutionaryWar. * General Burgoyne - Blundering British general whose slow progress south from Canada ended in disaster at Saratoga , and the surrender to General Gates. |
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Treaty of Alliance |
* 1778 * An alliance between the US and France after the American Revolution. * Granted America the sea power and soldiers they needed to win the war. |
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Battle of Yorktown |
* 1781 * Assault led by General George Washington and French forces against General Cornwallis. * General Cornwallis - He cost England the greatest loss when Washington defeated him in Yorktown. |
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1783 Treaty of Paris |
* 1783 * Formally ended the War between Britain and the colonies. * Lord North recognizes the colonist as states and not English settlements under the crown. |
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Sons of Liberty |
* 1765 * The sons of Liberty were a secret underground organization that was founded in Boston by Samuel Adams and John Hancock. |
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Quartering Act of 1765 |
* 1765 * requiring colonists to provide food and shelter to the soldiers they hated without being reimbursed for their expenses. |
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Battle of Bunker Hill |
* 1775 * The first great battle of the Revolutionary War * The British drove the Americans from their fort at Breed's Hill to Bunker Hill, but only after the Americans had run out of gunpowder. |
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Valley Forge |
* 1777–1778 * in eastern Pennsylvania that served as quarters for the American army in one winter of the Revolutionary War. * George Washington, who was commanding the army, had been forced to leave Philadelphia, and his troops suffered from the cold , lack of supplies, and disease. |
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Battle of the Chesapeake ( Battle of the Capes) |
* 1781 * in the American Revolution, French naval victory over a British fleet that took place outside Chesapeake Bay. * The outcome of the battle was indispensable to the successful Franco-American Siege of Yorktown. |
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General Sir Edward Braddok |
* 1755 * British commander during the French and Indian War. * He was defeated by the French and the Indians. * Leader of George Washington , Thomas Gage |
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Benjamin Franklin |
*( 1706 , 1790) * Served as an ambassador to France. * Was the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention. * His advice proved crucial in the drafting of the Constitution. |
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Charles Gravier |
* 1778 * French foreign minister . * Concluded an alliance with the colonists, and France then declared war on Great Britain. |
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Parliamentary Sovereignty ( Parliamentary Power) |
* The absolute power of parliament to establish laws and it is unrestricted by any constitution |
