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French and Indian War begins
British and its allies fought French and Indians over control of the
Ohio River Valley -
Albany Plan of Union
Representitives from the colonies met in albony to discuss how to
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French and Indian war ends
war ends -
Poniac Rebellion
Indians fight British in Ohio Valley -
Proclomation of 1763
said that colonist could not settle west of the appalachian mountains -
Sugar Act
British tax on sugar,coffe,cloth to pay for war -
Stamp Act
taxed anything printed o paper -
Stamp Act Congress
9 colonies met in New York city decided that only colonial government could tax colonies -
Stamp Act Repealed
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Townshend Act
taxes on tea, glass, lead, paints, paper, . tax was to pay for the services of of british governers and soldiers in the colonies -
Boston Massacer
riots at boston customs house shots fired... 5 colonists died -
Period: to
American Revolution
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Tea Tax Retained
tax on tea only -
Tea Act
allowed colonists to buy direct from east india tea co. -
Intolerable Acts
several laws that were punishment for the boston tea party. one of the laws was the quartering act which requred people to house soldiers in there homes -
battles at lexington concored
british army moves toward concord to seize weapons and anumation. shots fired at lexington and coloninests killed -
2nd Continental Congress
delegates met to prepare for war ;created new army ; chose George Washington as commander -
battle at bunker hill
suprise attack by americans on the british soldiers british won because te americans ran out of anumation -
1st continental congress
delegates from the 13 colonies met in Philidelphia. wrote a letterto king george asking him to stop taxing the colonists whithout thier agreement and to repealthe intolrable acts -
BOSTON TEA PARTY
patriots disguised as indans dump crates of tea into the harbor as a protest against the tea tax -
Richerd Henry Lee
officialy asked the continental congress to declare independece -
Congress Votes for Indepedence
the continental congress votes that the colonies were free and independent states -
declaration of idependence
the delegates accept the declaration of idependence -
Declaration Official
by august 2,1776 all 13 colonies had signed and approved the declaration of independence -
Battle of Long Island
Continental Army had to retreat to Pennsylvaina -
battle ofLongIsland
British defeat continental army washington has to retreat -
Battle atTrenton NJ
suprise attack on Christmas day by washington patriot victory -
Battle of Saratoga
British attack from Canada. Kosciuszko helps Continental Army -
Marquis de Lafayette joins Washington's army
Marquis joined Washingtons army -
Battle at Savannah, Georgia
The battleat Savannah was between local American Patriot Malitia and Continental Army units holding the city and a British invasion force under the comand of Lieutenant Colonel Archibal Chambell
