Honors US History I
Proclamation 1763
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Americans must stay on the East side of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Imposed by British
Olive Branch Petition
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Last petition to British to leave the U.S. alone
Stamp Act
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All federal documents must be approved and stamped with British Stamp
Saratoga
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U.S. (Gates) defeated British at Saratoga, NY
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French arrive and help
Treaty of Paris 1763
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borders are: Canada (North) to FL(South) and Mississippi R (West) to Atlantic (East)
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U.S. Citizens still have to pay back British creditors
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U.S. has fishing rights off of coast of Canada
Causes of American Revolution
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Taxation without Representation (Acts)
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Standing Armies (Boston Massacre, Lexington and Concord)
Quartering Act
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British can stay in America's homes without asking
Sugar Act
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Allowed British to search American ships for smuggled goods
Sons of Liberty
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Radical Americans against British led by Samuel Adams and Hancock
Townshend Act
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Put tariffs on glass, paper, paint, etc.
Boycott
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Don’t buy a specific good from a specific seller
First Continental Congress
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Started talking about rebellion against British
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Said they would meet again in the next year
Boston Tea Party
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Sons of Liberty dumped British Tea into the Boston harbor
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Response to Tea Act
Boston Massacre
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British killed “innocent” Americans gathered in the Boston Common
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Deceiving engraving done by Paul Revere
Intolerable Acts
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Issued after Boston tea Party
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Closing of the Boston Port
Committees of Correspondence
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“Lets meet in the Continental Congress”
Lexington and Concord

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Example of Standing Armies
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British after Hancock and Adams (Sons of Liberty)
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British wanted to blow up arms in Concord
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British defeated on march back because Americans attacked from the winderness
Inalienable Rights
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Life, Liberty, and Property (Pursuit of Happiness)
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Rights uncontrolled by laws
Richard Henry Lee
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Best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain
Princeton and Trenton
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Trenton
-­Americans attacked British on December 26, 1776
-­British weren't prepared, U.S. won
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Princeton
-­U.S. (Washington) chased Britsh
Battle of Yorktown
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Cornwallis (British) set up camp in Yorktown
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Americans and French (Rochambeau) blocked British from retreating
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French Sea (DeGrasse) blocked British from leaving by sea
Common Sense
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Thomas Paine
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Americans should go to war with British because the British are oppressing the
Americans
Valley Forge
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Cold
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Washington's forces sick and dying
Bunker Hill
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Britain (lead by Howe) defeated Americans through several advances to the fort
Natural Rights
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Rights not contingent on laws from the government
Articles of Confederation
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No strong central government
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Unanimous consent needed to pass laws and to tax
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No internal revenue because no states wanted taxes
Land Ordinance of 1785
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Sets up how Northwest territory will be distributed
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36 square mile blocks (1 square mile squares available to buy)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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Land will be divided into 3-­5 terretories
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5,000 residents needed to form government
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60,000 residents needed to apply for statehood
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No slavery

Delegated Powers
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Powers only Federal Government has
Reserved Powers
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Powers only State Governments have
Concurrent Powers
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Powers shared by both Federal and State Governments
Elastic Clause
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Congress can pass anything deemed Necessary