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This was a war between 1756-1763 and was a global conflict involving many powers. It was also known as the French and Indian war in America. It happened mainly due to territorial disputes and left Britain in debt resulting in new taxes for the American Colonies. -
The Sugar Act in 1764 and Stamp Act in 1765 were British taxes on American colonies to help pay war debts from the 7 year war. It caused lot's of uproar within the American Colonies. -
This event was a confrontation where British soldiers killed five colonists in Boston. This fueled anti-British opinions and escalated tensions between colonists and British Soldiers. -
This treaty ended the Seven Years' war and marked territorial changes, especially for French colonies in America. -
The Boston Tea Party was a protest in 1773 where the American colonists dumped British Tea into the Boston harbor to show there commentary on taxes and oppose them. -
The American Revolution was from 1775 to 1783 and was a war between Great Britain and the 13 colonies they had in North America. This is where the North American Colonies declared their independence as the United States of America and fought for their freedom. -
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. It addressed all of the grievances that the colonists had against the British and why they wanted their Independence. It is considered America's birth certificate. -
The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 and ened the American revolution, finally recognizing American independence. -
George Washington was America's First president and served two terms from 1789-1797. -
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to make processing cotton easier.