| A | B |
| The Boston Tea Party | Colonists dumped tea into the harbor in 1773 protesting taxes. |
| The Battle of Saratoga | It was the turning point in the Americans' War of Independence. |
| The French and Indian War | Fought with the British near the Great Lakes for land. |
| Ticonderoga | A stone fort in NY used as an outpost. |
| The Treaty of Paris | Signed in 1783 giving America its independence. |
| The Stamp Act | Passed to tax British goods and was one of the cheif immediate causes of the revolution. |
| The Townshend Acts | Two acts passed in 1767 about duties and the abolishment of the NY Assembly. |
| The Boston Massacre | In 1770, influenced by a British officer to offset taunting colonists and many were killed. |