This drew a line down the Appalachian Mountains, and stated that colonists could not settle west of the line.
What is the Proclamation of 1763
100
The need to raise taxes and increase British troops in the colonies is due to this event.
What is the French and Indian War?
100
This battle ended with the Treaty of Paris (1783).
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
100
Also known as Tories, these colonists fought for the British crown during the American Revolution.
Who are Loyalists?
100
Attempt to seek a peace treaty with the Iroquois people, this meeting was also the first time colonists thought of creating a unified federal government.
What is the Albany Conference?
200
A tax on imports and exports.
What is a custom duty?
200
The Townshend Acts allowed for this, a search warrant enabling customs officers to enter any location to look for evidence of smuggling.
What is a writ of assistance?
200
A hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war, the colonists angered British troops by choosing to fight in this style.
What is guerrilla warfare?
200
Patriot fighting militia who could be ready for battle at a moments notice.
Who are minute men?
200
Biggest debate of the newly formed nation centered around this idea of freeing enslaved people.
What is emancipation?
300
They were established to punish Boston following the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Coercive Acts?
300
Five people died, and six were wounded by British soldiers who were being threatened and harassed by colonists at this event.
What is the Boston Massacre?
300
Since the colonies did not have a strong naval front, most of the battles at sea were attacks on these types of ships, rather than attacking the British fleet directly.
What are British merchant ships?
300
Appointed General George Washington as commander of the Continental Army once it declared independence from Britain.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
300
To allow for a new American identity, this changed the spellings of words to purposefully make them different from British spellings.
What is the American Dictionary of the English Language?
400
Following the passage of this act, many merchants signed a nonimportation agreement on various British goods.
What is the Stamp Act?
400
A committee of correspondence was created in response to this event, as many colonists were shipped back to Britian to stand trial.
What is the Gaspee Affair?
400
Enraged by the actions of Officers Tarleton and Ferguson, they rose up and defeated the British troops at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
Who are the "overmountain" men?
400
Nickname given to British troops stationed in Boston prior to the start of the American Revolution.
What are lobsterbacks?
400
Following the battle at this location, George Washington gained recognition as a strong (if not successful) military leader.
What is Ft. Duquesne?
500
The Currency Act was passed to prevent this, which leads to money losing value over time.
What is inflation?
500
This work by Thomas Paine said a large continent should not be ruled by a small island and encouraged colonists to revolt against the king.
What is "Common Sense?"
500
The Continental Army struggled to gain access and control of New York and all the New England colonies, and so focused on this battle front for most of the start of the American Revolution.
What is the Northern Campaign?
500
Written by the First Continental Congress, it expressed loyalty to the king but condemned the Coercive Acts.
What is the Declaration of Rights and Grievances?
500
To follow the ideas of a republic, this was expanded to all white men who paid taxes.