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1600-1800
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French and Indian War.
Britain and France were in a war, that the French lost, that led to the French losing almost all of their land. -
Battle Of Fort Duquesne
The Battle Of Fort Duquesne is a British attack against the French fort during the French and Indian War. -
Pontiac's War
Native American warriors from many tribes attemped to push British Soldiers out of the region. -
Proclamation Of 1763
Parliment make an imaginary line, giving land west of the Mississippi to the Native Americans. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act is when the British Parliment put a duty on products such as molasses, and led to hard punishment on smugglers. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act is a law where the colonists were charged a tax on all printed items, such as newspaper, and stamps. -
The Boston Massacre
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. -
The Boston Tea Party
Angry colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor after the British Parliment passed the Tea Act. -
Shot Heard Around the World
The first shot fired in the Revolutionary War, during a battle between the British and Patriots -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress controlled the war effort and moved slowely towards independence -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Americans attacked Quebec in a bad snowstorm. -
Common Sense.
Thomas Paine wrote a 50 page panphlet talking about his support for independence. -
The Declaration of Independence.
Congress releases a declaration delcaring its independence from England. -
The Crossing of The Delaware
Washington let 2400 men across the Delaware River, and attacted Trenton with complete suprise. -
Battle Of Trenton
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.
