French and Indian War and Before Revolutionary War
An area that is settled and controlled by a country that is far away
a colony
colonists who are loyal to Britain and King George
Loyalists
colonists who want to be independent/create their own country
Patriots
what British soldiers were called
redcoats
document where colonists declare themselves independent of Britain
The Declaration of Independence
The two sides that fought in the French and Indian War
French and British
Colonists dumped tea in Boston Harbor to protest Townshend Act
Boston Tea Party
Battle nicknamed the "Shot Heard Round the World"
Battles of Lexington and Concord
tax on glass, paper, paint, and TEA
Townshend Act
Pamphlet written to convince colonists that they should be independent from Britain
Common Sense
country the 13 colonies belonged to
Great Britain/England
A letter writing campaign for colonists
Committee of Correspondence
a meeting of delegates from each of the 13 colonies
Continental Congress
tax on molasses
Sugar Act
Author of Common Sense
Thomas Paine
both sides wanted the Ohio River Valley
Argument between British soldiers and colonists, where colonists were shot and killed
Boston Massacre
Last battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
Tax on legal documents, newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, dice
Stamp Act
treaty that ended the French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Effects of the French and Indian War
Britain gained territory and lost money/started taxing colonists
The Continental Congress where the Declaration of Independence was written and an army was raised
The Second Continental Congress
The Continental Congress where a letter was sent to the King and a plan was made to meet again
The First Continental Congress
Colonists had to house and feed British soldiers
Quartering Act
treaty that ended the American Revolution and made 13 colonies officially free of Great Britain
Treaty of Paris (1783)