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Britain and its allies fought Frenchand Indian allies over the control of Ohio River Valley.
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Represenatives from the colonies met in Albany to discuss how to fight France.
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Indians fight British in Ohio Valley
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The proclomation said that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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British taxed sugar,coffee,and cloth to pay for the war.
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This tax was for anything prited on paper
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nine colonies met in New York city decided that only colonial government could tax colonies.
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This act taxed tea, glass, lead,paints,and paper.It was to pay for the government and soldiers in the colonies.
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Riot at Boston customs house ,shots fired ........5 men dead.
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Retained tax on tea only
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this act allowed colonists to buy directly from the East India Tea Co.
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Several laws that were punishmentfor the boston tea party.One of the laws was Quartering Act which required people to house soldiers in their home.
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patriots disguised as indians dumped crates of tea into the harbor as protest against tea tax.
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British army moves toward Concord to seize weapons and ammunition.Shots fired at Lexington and colonists killed.
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Delegates met to prepare for war;created new army;chose George Washington as commander
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Suprise attack by Americans on the British soldiers .British won because Americans ran out of ammunition.
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Delegates from thirteen colonies met in Philidelphia .Wrote a letter to King George asking him to stop taxing the colonists without their agreement and to repeal the Intolerable Act.
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Lee officially asks the continental congress to declare independence
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the delegates accept the Declaration of Independence
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the continental congresss votes that the colonies be free and independent
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By August all 13 colonies had signed and approved the Declaration of Independence
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British defeats Continental Army and Washington has to retreat/.
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Suprise attack by Washington on Christmas day and Patriots win
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British attack from Canada.Kosciuszko helps Continental Army.
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Marqius de Lafayette joins Washington's army
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Continental Army spends winter in freezing weather.
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General teaches army to be better soldiers
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The Continental Army holds the British from invading the area but the British pushed through.
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After six weeks of the "siege" the British were winning and General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered to the British.
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The Continental army was a descisive victory at Cowpens because of the new general Nathanel Greene.
