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| Fought for throne of Spain |
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| Fought for throne of Austria |
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| Fort built by French in present day Pittsurg |
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| Led militia to ft. Duquesne and was only 22 years old. |
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| Outpost established by George Washington to attack French |
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| French and Indian War (time period) |
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| war lasting from (1754-1763) |
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| led and won many battles in the French and Indian war after George Washington |
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| Indians who allied with New England in the French and Indian war |
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| City conquered by England which ended the French and Indian War |
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| Treaty that ended French and Indian War officially |
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| Banned all colonists from settling west of the App. Mountains so England wouldn't have to set up more fronts |
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1. Cut taxes in half on foreign made molasses made in england not the colonies
2. placed taxes on certain imports (lumber/rum/tea/sugar)
3. prosecution of smugglers in Eng. courts |
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| political party growing very popular by 1765. Believed that: 1. a good gov't was 1 that left the colonists alone 2. freedom was destroyed by taxtation w/o representation |
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| Act that required colonists to buy special stamped paper for (legal doc's, licenses, newspapers, pamphlets, books, cards, & wills) |
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| Man whose house was almost burned down because of accusations of him suporting the Stamp Act |
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| Man whose house was almost burned down because of accusations of him suporting the Stamp Act |
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| Secret resistance group formed by Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Harrassed suporters of Stamp Act and instituted so much resistance that they weren't sold. |
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| Colonial Councils Meeting |
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1st time colonies begin to act together as a single unit w/o the goverors present
Begin passing laws about the colonies |
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| Attorney used for the colonial councils meeting |
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Act instituted same day the Stamp Act was repealed.
Parliament had rights to pass any/all lawas they feel necessary... |
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Act placing taxes on imported materials from England. (glass/lead/paint/paper)
Special tax on tea |
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| Women's equivalent of "Sons of Liberty" |
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| Boston Massacre March 1770 |
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Dispute between colonists and red coats
killed 5 colonists, and 8 injured
Samuel Adams prints it deeming it a "Massacre" to rally support agains Red Coats |
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Sold Br. West. Ind. Co. Tea to colonists tax free
colonists protest heavily and Sons of Lib. plan a major protest |
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Boston Tea Party
(Dec. 16, 1773) |
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| Colonists disguise as Ind's and board 3 Br. tea ships. They throw all tea crates into Boston Harbor |
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| Intolerable/Coercive Acts |
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Response to Boston Tea Party
1. Closed Boston Harbor
2. Quartering Act
3. King appointed Gov. of Mass. (no more colonial council allowed)
4. Boston under martial Law |
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| All 13 colonies meet to write down their grievances and plan a boycott |
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Met in Philadelphia September, 1774
All colonies except GA participate
Write the "Declaration of Colonial Rights" |
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| Declaration of Colonial Rights |
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Demanded life, liberty, and property
will use force if necessary |
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| Man in charge of British Redcoats and also governor of Mass. |
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| Minuteman sent to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British were coming |
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Battle on April 19, 1775
Technically 1st battle of Amer. Rev.
Minute-men loose |
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Battle marking the start of American Revolution
3,500 min-men wait for redcoats and slaughter them |
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| "This is a glorious day for America!" |
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Philadelphia May, 1775
This time all 13 colonies participated
Write the Olive Branch Petition
John Adams named milia "Continental Army"
Each colony set up its own gov't and declared independent |
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| Commander of the Continental Army |
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| Supporters of American independence (60% of pop) |
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| Opposers of independence and remain loyal to England (30% of pop.) |
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| Battle of Bunker Hill 1775 |
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Should have been called Battle of Breed's Hill
British win |
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England brings 32,000 troops to NYC under Gen. Howe
many were mercenaries
Patriots have 23,000 and George Washton looses all but 8,000 |
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| People that fight for money,not a cause |
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| Battle of Trenton (New Jersey) |
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| Christmas night 1776, Washington+2,400 men attack Br. camp and win w/ a surprise attack |
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2-part attack planned by British after loosing Battle of Trenton
Gen. Howe led redcoats NORTH of NY
John Burgoyne led redcoats SOUTH of Canada
Got led in wrong direction by Indians and loose too many men along the way
Turning point in war |
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Leader of redcoats South of Canada
Surrendered all of his men to the continental Army |
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Winter camp for Americans
2,000 froze/starved to death |
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Woman who helped in the war
Carried pitchers of water to thirsty men which is how she got her nickname |
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| Prussian man who trained milita to be regular soldiers and a more effective fighting force |
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Commander at Valley Forge
Washington's bestfriend
Begged the Fr. for reinforcements |
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| Georgia (1779) Charleston SC (1780) |
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| Captured by British after loosing Battle at Sartoga |
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Milita attacks from the Cont. Army cut off his communication and supply line
Leader of redcoats in the southern battles |
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Commander next in charge after George Washington
split his army in 1/2 (1 group each to NC and SC)
Beats Cornwallis in NC, but needs help in SC so he wrote to Lafayette |
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Last and Final Battle of American Rev.
Cornwallis moves army to VA, attacks Lafayette, and looses
Amer. and Fr. reinforcements arrive by land and sea
1781, Cornwallis surrenders |
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| US-independence, Eng. wanted to avoid giving full independence, Fr. didn't want them to become too powerful, Sp. wanted Land between App's and Miss River |
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Consisted of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay
Demanded that Eng recognize US indepen. |
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| Confirmed US independent and set the boundaries of the new nation |
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Belief in equality of all people
only applied to white males |
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| Wrote the Declaration of Independence |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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Declared life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
citizens have right to alter and/or abolish gov't actions/leaders |
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