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American Revolution Timespan
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The French & Indian war
The French and Indian war was a battle between the colonies of British America. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the act of the parliament of Great Britain that taxed their colonist. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was a series of laws passed by the British government on American colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre was an event where British soldiers fired at colonist after being harassed by them. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was an event where the people threw £10,000 worth of tea out into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was a set of laws placed to punish Massachusetts for their actions at the Boston Tea Party. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, and the congress had adopted it on July 4th, 1776 -
Washington crosses Delaware
George Washington crossed Delaware to perform a surprise attack on the Hessian. -
France and United States Join Forces
France has been giving America supplies, but with the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance the Franco-American alliance was born. -
Articles of Confederation ratified
A government organization set a pathway between initial government by the Continental Congress and the federal government. The Congress adopted the U.S constitution. Although they weren’t fully ratified by the states yet. -
Treaty of Paris ends war
Great Britain saw the independence of the United States. Britain ignored Canada but still went East and West Florida to Spain.