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Treaty signed between England and France ending the French and Indian War. Canada and the continent east of the Mississippi River added to Great
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Parliament passes The Stamp Act as a means to pay for British troops on the American frontier. Colonists violently protest the measure
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Four workers shot by British troops that were in Boston. Patriots label the killings "The Boston Massacre."
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Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians, protest the British Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into Boston Harbor.
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Shots fired at Lexington and Concord. "Minute Men" force British troops back to Boston. George Washington takes command of the Continental Army
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France signs a treaty of alliance with the United States and the American Revolution becomes a world war.
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Treaty talks with Spain for rights to navigate the Mississippi fail.
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The Bill of Right's was passed by the United States.
