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Revolutionary War begins
Britain and its allies fought French and Indians over control of Ohio River Valley -
Albany Plan of Union
Represenatives from the Colonies met in Albanymto discuss how to fight France -
French Indian war
War ends -
Pontiac Rebellion
Indians fight Britishg in Ohio valley -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation said that the colonists could not settle west of the appalachion mountains -
Sugar Act
British put a tax on sugar, coffe, cloth to pay for the War -
Stamp act
The stamp act taxed anything printed on paper -
Stamp Act Congress
Nine colonies met in New York City and decided that only colonial government could tax colonies -
Stamp Act repealed
Stamp Act repealed -
Townshend Act
Taxed tea , glass , lead , paints ,and paper . The taxes was to pay for servises of British governers and soldiers in the colonies -
Boston Massecre
riot at Boston Customs House shots fired with 5 colinists dead -
Tea tax
Retained tax on tea only -
Tea act
allowed colinists to buy direct from the east indians tea -
Intolerable Acts
Several laws that were punished for the Boston Tea Party. One of the laws was the Quartering Act which required people to house soldiers in their homes. -
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
Surprise attack by Americans on the British soldiers. British won because Americans ran out of Ammunition. -
First continental congress
Delegates from the 13 colonies met in Philidelphia. Wrote a letter to king George asking him to stop taxing the colonists without their agreement and to repeal the Intorable Acts. -
Boston tea party
When patriots disguised as Indians dumped crates of tea into the Boston Harbor as protest against the tea tax -
Richard Henry Lee
He officialy asks the Continental Congress to declare independence -
Congress votes for independence
The Continental Congress votes that the Colonies were free and independent states -
Declaration of Independence
The delegates accept the Declaration of Independence -
Declaration official
By August 2 ,1776 all thirteen colonies had signed and approved the Declaration of Independence -
Battle of Long Island
British defeat Continental army. Washington has to retreat -
Battle of trenton NJ
Surprise attack on Christmas Day by Washington. Patriot Victory. -
Battle of Saratoga
British attack from Canada. Kosciuszko helps Continental Army. -
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette joins washingtons army -
Battle at Savannah, Georgia
It was a battle in the American Revolution. It was actually started when the British captured Savannah. -
Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis surrenders to the Americans. Last big batte of the American Revolutio. -
Treaty of Paris
Peace treaty between Britain and the United States. Made the United States an independent nation
