The French & Indian War 1763 - War between France & Britain. Left Britain with a large national debt, Proclamation Line - Law prohibiting settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, Sugar Act 1764 - Taxes on foreign sugar. Imposed on colonies to recover costs for defending the colonies in the French & Indian war, Quartering Act 1765 - A British policy that forced colonists to house and feed soldiers. Civil liberties were being violated, Townshend Act 1767 - A tax on foreign goods, such as paper, paint, tea, glass. British soldiers could search without a warrant. , Boston Massacre 1770 - British soldiers fire on unarmed colonists. Crispus Attucks is the first to die. , Tea Act 1773 - Parliament repeals townshend acts, but keeps the tax on tea, Boston Tea Party 1773 - Colonial protest. Sons of liberty dump tea into the Boston Harbor. Civil disobedience, Intolerable Acts 1774 - Parliament punishes the colonies by closing the Boston Harbor until tea is paid for. Enforces the quartering act. Dissolves representative assemblies, Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 - Document written by Thomas Jefferson. Defined Unalienable Rights. Listed grievances against Britain, Unalienable Rights - Natural rights. Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness. All humans are born with these rights, Grievances expressed in the Declaration of Independence - "For imposing taxes on us without our consent". "He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly". "Cutting off our trade with all part of the world", First Continental Congress 1775 - Following the intolerable acts the colonists convened in Philadelphia. Discussed unified resistance. Sent a list of grievances to the King., Battle of Lexington & Concord, MA - First battle of the revolution. "The shot heard around the world", 2nd Continental Congress - Delegates met and voted to join the fight against Britain. Washing is elected Commander-In-Chief. Thomas Jefferson is appointed to draft the Declaration of Independence. , Battle of Saratoga - Turning point. American victory. Frances allies with the U.S., Winter at Valley Forge, PA - George Washington is concerned for his troops; many died. Lack of food and warm clothing. Lafayette trains and motivates troops., Battle of Yorktown, VA - American and French forces surround British. General Cornwallis surrenders. Last battle of American Revolution, Treaty of paris - Officially ended the American Revolution. Britain recognizes the U.S. as an independent nation. USA stretches from the Mississippi to Atlantic, John Paul Jones - Won naval victories against the British. Awarded the gold medal of Honor for his valor and brilliant services at sea, John Hancock - Founding father. Committed to liberty. First to sign the Declaration of Independence,

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