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Britain and France were in a war, that the French lost, that led to the French losing almost all of their land.
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The Battle Of Fort Duquesne is a British attack against the French fort during the French and Indian War.
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Native American warriors from many tribes attemped to push British Soldiers out of the region.
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Parliment make an imaginary line, giving land west of the Mississippi to the Native Americans.
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The Sugar Act is when the British Parliment put a duty on products such as molasses, and led to hard punishment on smugglers.
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The Stamp Act is a law where the colonists were charged a tax on all printed items, such as newspaper, and stamps.
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In Boston, an angry crowd of workers and sailors surrounded a group of British Soldiers. They threw snowballs and rocks at the soldiers. The soldiers shot into the crowd and killed 5 colonists and wounded six.
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Angry colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor after the British Parliment passed the Tea Act.
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The first shot fired in the Revolutionary War, during a battle between the British and Patriots
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The Second Continental Congress controlled the war effort and moved slowely towards independence
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Americans attacked Quebec in a bad snowstorm.
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Thomas Paine wrote a 50 page panphlet talking about his support for independence.
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Congress releases a declaration delcaring its independence from England.
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Washington let 2400 men across the Delaware River, and attacted Trenton with complete suprise.
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The Battle of Trenton took place after Wahington and his men crossed the Delaware River and attacked Trenton from 2 sides, defeating many Hessian soldiers.
