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The French and Indian war
The French and Indian war also known as the 7 years war was a war fought between France and Great Britain. -
The Albany Plan
The Albany Plan was a meeting to try and form a unified government between the colonies. The plan was brought up by Ben Franklin.This is also the meeting where he came up with the join or die poster. -
Proclamation of 1763
This was a proclamation that declared that no colonizers were to go pass the appalachian mountains -
The sugar act
The sugar act was a act that increased smuggling laws and increased taxes. -
The stamp act
The stamp act raised taxes to help pay for the british soldiers stationed in the colonies. -
The battle of Bunker Hill
The colonist lost the Battle of Bunker Hill, even though they lost they felt very confident and optimistic. -
Paine's common sense
Thomas Paine published Common Sense in January 1776 in support of the Patriot cause. Using clear and plain language, Paine wanted the colonists to support the break from Britain. In arguing for American independence, Paine argued that people are born in to a state of equality. -
The virginia declaration of rights
Virginia's Declaration of Rights was drawn upon by Thomas Jefferson for the opening paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence. Written by George Mason, it was adopted by the Virginia Constitutional Convention. -
The french alliance
Alliance by France to furnish critically needed military aid and loans to the 13 colonies, usually considered the turning point of the revolutionary war. -
Battle of Stony Point
In a well planned and executed nighttime attack, a highly trained select group of George Washington's Continental Army troops under the command of General Anthony Wayne defeated British troops in a quick assault on their outpost in Stony Point, New York. -
Siege of Charleston
The siege of Charleston was a major battle and major British victory, fought during the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Hanging Rock
The Battle of Hanging Rock was a battle in the Revolutionary War that occurred between the American Patriots and the Tories. The patriots won. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. -
Lord North Resigns
Lord North resigned on March,20th 1782 because of the British defeat at Yorktown the year before. -
America recognized as independent
After the revolutionary war the treaty of paris was signed which identified America as an independent country. -
The U.S. Constitution Adopted
On June 21, 1788, the Constitution became the official document of the government of the U.S. when New Hampshire became the ninth of 13 states to ratify it. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquiring of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803 for 15 million dollars. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest destiny was a belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America. -
Industrialization
After the american revolution the need for industrialization was high, so they started building railroads to help transfer goods and people to the west.
