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French and Indian War
From 1756 to 1763, Britain and American allies faught a war against the French and their Indian allies. It took seven years. -
The end of the French and Indian War
The British and Americans won the war, and the France gave up most of its territory in North America to England. -
Parliament passes the Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required colonists to buy stamps to put on all kinds of products, like newspaper -
Boston Massacre
A fight broke out between a mob of Americans and British soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. This was what ultimately compelled a group of Sons of Liberty members on the night of December 16, 1773 to disguise themselves as Mohawk Indians, board three ships moored in Boston Harbor, and destroy over 92,000 pounds of tea. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts was a series of Acts passed by the British Parliament, many colonists saw this as a violation to their rights. -
First Continental Congress
Colonists from the different colonies called together a congress to meet and discuss how they should respond to Britain. -
Lexington and Concord
British soldiers marched on the town of Lexington, Massachusetts, to capture some hidden games. -
The Colonists from the different colonies agreed to meet again
In the meantime to boycott Brittish products. -
The second continental congrss met
It voted to create an army, and it placed George Washington in command. -
Declaration of Independence
The congress signed the Declaration of Independence. -
Surrender of Cornwallis
Washington and the French moved their armies into Virginia and attacked General Cornwallis's troops at lorktown with his army surrounded. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a peace treaty created and signed by John Adams.
