 Issued by King George III to keep colonists from going west past the Appalachian Mountains  Issued to keep the peace between the colonists and Indians  Colonists reacted angrily due to wanting to settle the Ohio River Valley area  British troops sent to enforce the law and colonists forced to house them (a cause of A.R.)

 Act passed in 1765 to help pay England’s debts from the French & Indian War  Taxes added on to diplomas, wills, contracts, contracts, newspapers, etc.  Colonists felt they were being unfairly taxed  “No taxation without representation”  Colonists decide to “boycott” all British goods until law repealed

 Colonial delegates of 9 colonies meet in New York in October 1765 to voice concerns about British taxes forced upon them  Argued that only the colonies should be able to pass taxes since they did not have representation in Parliament  “No taxation without representation!”  Marked the first time the colonies united as one

 Occurred on March 5 th, 1770  Face off between dock workers and British soldiers  Mob taunted and attacked soldiers with stones, ice, coal, etc.  Fight breaks out soldiers begin firing into the crowd  Patriots use this incident as anti-British propaganda creating outrage in the colonies  Crispus Attucks amongst those killed  Paul Revere’s engraving appears in many colonial newspapers

 Tea Act passed by Parliament forces colonists to buy tea from the English East India Company  The Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams disguise themselves as Mohawk Indians and board 3 ships docked in Boston Harbor  Dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor as a protest to show how strongly the colonists disapprove on the tea tax  Seen by many as a sign of civil disobedience due to disagreeing to this law and not using violence

 Series of laws passed to punish the colonists  Closed Boston Harbor until the destroyed tea was paid for and those responsible turned in  Banned democratic town meetings, colonists forced to quarter troops  British soldiers accused of crimes would be put on trial in England only  Colonists gather at the 1 st Continental Congress to unite against the king

 Fifty-five delegates from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia (1774)  Discussed rising concerns over the Intolerable Acts and frustration over “taxation without representation”  They were not looking for independence at the time  Showed unity by deciding to “boycott” all goods from Britain

 Delegates meet again in May 1775 after the first battles of the revolution  The Olive Branch Petition is adopted expressing their loyalty to the king but disapproving of Parliaments actions  George Washington elected as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army  Committee to write the Declaration of Independence (DOI) is organized  DOI is adopted on July 4 th, 1776

 War for independence between the American colonies and Great Britain  Colonists fought back against unfair taxation without representation  Were used to governing themselves and “salutary neglect”  Ends with an American victory with the Treaty of Paris (1783)

 In April, 1775, British soldiers march out of Boston to arrest members of the Sons of Liberty and seize weapons  Paul Revere rides to warm that the “British are coming!”  The British are met by the Minutemen (militia soldiers) at Lexington  A shot is fired that begins the American Revolution  It is known as the “Shot heard around the world” because democracies will begin to take hold in much of the world afterwards  British retreat from Concord after more Minutemen attack

 Written by Thomas Paine  This pamphlet convinces many colonists that independence is the only way to succeed  Sells over 500,000 copies in six months

 The colonists declare their independence from Great Britain  Drafted by Thomas Jefferson with help from John Adams & Benjamin Franklin  Uses ideas from John Locke (unalienable rights)  Lists grievances (complaints) against King George III & Parliament  Signed on July 4 th, 1776

 Fought in the summer of 1777  Known as the “turning point” of the war  American victory seals France & Spain’s pledges to aid the United States for independence

 Winter of  Exhausted American troops settle into winter quarters  Face a harsh winter, disease and starvation  Washington has troops trained properly to fight like professionals when fighting begins again in the spring

 Fought in the fall of 1781  The last major battle of the war  British troops surrounded on every side hold out for weeks before surrendering  Basically ends the war

 British recognize the USA as an independent nation ending the American Revolution  Britain gives up all territory between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River except Florida & New Orleans