American

American Revolution

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    French and Indian War

  • Stamp Acy

    Stamp Acy

    Taxes on the colonist such as newspapers, legal writs, and ships' bills. (https://www.britannica.com/list/timeline-of-the-american-revolution)
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    Townshend Acts

    A series of four acts to attempt to assert what is considered to be its right to exert authority over the colonies
  • Boston Massacre

    British army open fires and kills five colonist
  • Boston Tea Part

    Protesting tax on tea colonist dumped 10,000 euros worth of tea into the harbor
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    Intolerable Acts

    Four acts to punish the colonist of Boston for protesting
  • First Continental Congress Convenes

    Called in the response to the Intolerable Act
  • Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death speech

    Patrick Henry speech on preparing for war and his output on it
  • Paul Revere's Ride and Battles on Lexington and Concord

    The movement of the British army to Boston to seize colonial armory at Concord
  • Declaration of Independence adopted

    Congress votes for independence and passes on this date
  • Washington crosses the Delaware River

    Washington crosses the Delaware River

    A big victory for the Americans as it kept their struggle for independence alive
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    2,300 British troops are killed and is a moral victory for the Americans
  • Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga

    Major British general surrenders and give Americans momentum in the war
  • France and United States form an alliance

    France becomes allies with the USA and helps them in the war
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    Siege of Yorktown

    British last stand that ends in defeat to the Americans
  • Treaty of Paris ends the war

    Treaty marking the end of the war