Generalist History
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, New England Colonies Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
Chesapeake Bay Colonies Virginia and Maryland
Middle Colonies New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Colonial Period 1607-1765
French and Indian War a war over territory between the English colonies and the French colonies
Sons of Liberty protest group headed by Samuel Adams that incited the Revolution
Boston Massacre March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired on a crowd and killed 5 people
Boston Tea Party December 6, 1773, the Sons of Liberty, dressed as Mohawks, dumped tea into the
harbor from a British Ship to protest the tea tax.
First Continental Congress Held in 1774 to list grievances and develop a response, including boycotts. All
colonies attended except for Georgia.
The Shot Heard Round the World April 1775, English soldiers passed through Lexington, Massachusetts and met the
colonial milita - Minutemen. A fight ensued. In Concord, a larger group of
Minutemen forced the British to retreat.
Second Continental Congress George Washington was commanding general - allowed printing of money and
created government offices.
Common Sense by Thomas Paine (1776) pamphlet called for independence and widely distributed
Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson, ratified on July 4th, 1776 by the Continental Congress
in Philadelphia
Alliance with France (1778) Benjamin Franklin negotiated an agreement with France to fight with the Americans
in 1778
Treaty of Paris 1782 signed the official end of the war in 1782m granted independence to the colonies
and gave them generous territorial rights.
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