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The French and Indian War begins
Britain and its allies fought Frenchand Indian allies over the control of Ohio River Valley. -
Albany Plan of Union
Represenatives from the colonies met in Albany to discuss how to fight France. -
French and Indian war ends
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Pontiac Rebellion
Indians fight British in Ohio Valley -
Proclomation of 1763
The proclomation said that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
British taxed sugar,coffee,and cloth to pay for the war. -
Stamp act
This tax was for anything prited on paper -
Stamp act congress
nine colonies met in New York city decided that only colonial government could tax colonies. -
Stamp act repealed
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Townshend Act
This act taxed tea, glass, lead,paints,and paper.It was to pay for the government and soldiers in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Riot at Boston customs house ,shots fired ........5 men dead. -
Tea tax
Retained tax on tea only -
Tea Act
this act allowed colonists to buy directly from the East India Tea Co. -
Intolerable Act
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. -
Boston tea party
patriots disguised as indians dumped crates of tea into the harbor as protest against tea tax. -
Battles at Lexington and Concord
British army moves toward Concord to seize weapons and ammunition.Shots fired at Lexington and colonists killed. -
Second 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 Americans ran out of ammunition. -
First Continental Congress
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. -
Richard Henry Lee
Lee officially asks the continental congress to declare independence -
Declaration of Independence
the delegates accept the Declaration of Independence -
Congress Votes for Independence
the continental congresss votes that the colonies be free and independent -
Declaration official
By August all 13 colonies had signed and approved the Declaration of Independence -
Battle of Long Island
British defeats Continental Army and Washington has to retreat/. -
Battle at Trenton NJ
Suprise attack by Washington on Christmas day and Patriots win -
Battle of Saratoga
British attack from Canada.Kosciuszko helps Continental Army. -
Marquis de Lafayette
Marqius de Lafayette joins Washington's army -
Valley Forge
Continental Army spends winter in freezing weather. -
General Von Steuben
General teaches army to be better soldiers -
Battle at Savannah,Georgia
The Continental Army holds the British from invading the area but the British pushed through. -
Battle at Charleston
After six weeks of the "siege" the British were winning and General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered to the British. -
Battle at Cowpens
The Continental army was a descisive victory at Cowpens because of the new general Nathanel Greene.
