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French and Indian War broke out
The French and Indian War was also known as the 7 Year War. In 1756, the Britain and American allies fought a war against the Indian and French allies. This war controlled over North America. -
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The American Revolution
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The French and Indian War ended
The Americans and British had won and ended the 7 Years War; French gave up most of their territories in North America to the English. George Washington was a famous American who fought during this war; he was later on became the 1st president of the United States of America. -
The Stamp Act
The British required the colonists to buy stamps to put on all kinds of products, such as newspapers. They colloected taxes from lots of countries like England. In a later time, the colonists were not satisfied with the Stamp Act, they said that th king could't raise taxes without consulting the people. -
The Boston Massacre
At that time, figh broke out between a mob of Americans and the British soldiers; the soldiers fired into the crowds and killed five colonists. The above event was called the Boston Massacre, which was one of the important cause leading to the series of American Revolutions. -
The Boston Tea Party
After the Stamp Act, the British then placed taxes on tea; in result, the colonists dressed as Indians and raided British merchants ships as well as dumped crates of tea into the Boston Harbour. The main reson that the people protested was becaue they had no say and representatives.Samuel Adams was the person who organized this event and the Sons of Liberty. -
The Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea Party, the British closed down the Boston Harbour, sent British troops to American homes and closing down the Massachusetts government; part of Boston was closed until the colonists paid for the tea being destroyed. -
The 1st Continental Congress
In 1774, colonists from different colonies called for a congress together to meet and discuss how they should respond to Britain. All of them agreed to meet again in May, 1775, and in the mean time, they came up with the thought of not purchasing British products. -
Fighting in Lexington and Concord
At that time, British soldiers captured hidden guns from people as they marched on th town of Lexington in Massachusetts and fighting broke out; when the British troops continued their march to Concord, the minutemen who were hidding behind rocks and trees fired at the British soldiers, that caused approximately 273 soldiers killed. -
Colonists meet again for the congress
The conlonists met with each other again in 1775. -
The second Continental Congress
All colonists from different colonies met again and voted to create an army, that placed George Washington in command. George Washington was the 1st president of the United States and his portrait was printed on all one dollar bills in U.S.A. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle was took place near Bunker Hill, Boston. At that time, the Birtish troops tried to storm Bunker Hill, but they suffer over 1,000 casualties as result. During this battle, the American commander ordered his troops not to shoot "until you see the whites of their eyes". -
Common Sense was published
When th congress was arguing about independence, a person called Thomas Paine published a pamphlet called Common Sense in 1776. It was written that the English king was th enemy of liberty and the island of Britain couldn't control America. -
Declaration of Independence
At that time, the congress decided to fight for independence and signed the Declaration of Independence, which was a list of complaints about life, liberty and pursuit of happiness against the English King. -
The Battle of Saratoga
During that time, the colonists won a major victory in the Battle of Saratoga in New York. This was an important turning point of the war. -
The Battle of Yorktown
After the Battle of Saratoga, French began sending troops and ships to help Americans to fight against the British. Than, Marguis de Lafayette of French became a good friend of George Washington. Both of their armies co-operated together and moved to Virginia, attack General Cornwallis' troops at Yorktown. -
Cornwallis surrendered
On 19th October, 1781, Cornwallis and his armies surrendered, which marked the end of major fighting in the American Revolution. -
The Treaty of Paris was signed
During this time, England and America signed the Treaty of Paris, which gave the American independence; at the same time, England gave up lots of territories. This is a famous historical event because it proves that Washington's tiny armies could actually beat the most powerful empire in the world and created a new nation.
