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The French and Indian War
The war started in 1754 and ended in 1763 depended on the indians because they were out numbered. -
Proclamation of 1763
Great Britain of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War / Seven Years' War. -
The stamp act
Was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that required a direct tax on the colonies of British America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper -
The Declaratory Act
An Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which included the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing and lessening of the sugar act. -
The Boston Massacre
The boston massacre was when British Army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others. because of the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops in the city -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party happened as a result of “taxation without representation”. The American colonists believed Britain was unfairly taxing them to pay for expenses incurred during the French and Indian War. -
battle of lexington and concord
Many more battles followed this one, but in 1783 the colonists finallly won their independence. -
Battle of Bunker Hill.
The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts -
The First Virginia Constitution
The document that defines the powers of the state government and the basic rights of the citizens of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. -
Battle of Princeton
General George Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. -
Flag of stars and stripes adopted by Congress
The national flag, which was known as the “Stars and Stripes,” was based on the “Grand Union” flag. -
The United States and France sign the French Alliance
The defensive alliance between France and the United States of America, formed in the midst of the American Revolutionary War, -
Adoption of the Articles of Confederation.
The agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a confederacy to be known as the United States of America. but later got replaced by the constitution of 1788. -
Final treaty of peace signed.
Was negotiated in 1990 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic -
US constitution signed
The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, includes the national frame of government.
