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French and Indian War
As french empire expanded, it collided with Britain empire. They fought three inconclusive war, each war spread to their colonies later. In 1754, after six peaceful years, the French and Indian War started. The Britain finally won the war. -
Proclamation of 1763
The war ended in 1763 with signing Treaty of Paris. Britain claimed Canada and all fof North America east of Mississippi River and Florida. Spain take possession of its island west of Mississippi and the city of New Orland. -
Sugar Act
George Grenville prompted Parliament to enact a law known Sugar Act. Sugar Act did three things.1.It halved the duty on foreign-made molasses in the hopes that colonists would pay a lower tax rathere that risk arrest by smuggling. 2. It placed duties on certain imports that had not been taxed before. 3. The colonist who si accused of violating the act would be tried in a vice-admiralty court rather than a colonial court. -
Sons of Liberty is formed
The colonists united todefy the law. Boston shopkeeper, artisans, and laborers organized a secret resistance group called the Sons of Liberty. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act is passed in 1765. This act imposed a tax on documents and printed items. It was the first tax that affected colonists directly because it was levied on goods and services. -
Townshend
Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, Townshend Act taxed goods that were imported into the colony from britain. The Act also imposed a tax on tea, the most popular drink in the colonies.
Samuel Adams led colonists boycotted the british goods. -
Boston Massacre
A mob gathered in front of the Boston Customs House and taughted the British soldier standing guard there. Hots were fired and five colonists, including Crispus Attucks, were killed or wounded. Colonial leaders quickly labeled the confrontation the Boston Massacre. -
Tea Act
British gives the East India Company special concessions in the colonial tea business and shuts out colonial tea merchants. Colonists in Boston rebel, dumping 18000 pounds of East India Company tea into Boston harbor. -
Early British victories
Valley Forge:Brandywine 1773
Long Island:1776
Bunker Hill:1775
Lexington:1775
Fort Ticonderoga:1775 -
Boston Tea Party
A large group od Bostonrebels disguised themselves as Native Americans and proceeded to take action against three british tea ships anchored in the harbor. -
Intolerance Acts
King George III tightens control over Massachusetts by closing Boston Harbor and quartering troops. Colonial leaders from the First Continental Congress and draw up a declaration of colonial rights. -
First Continental Congress meets
In response to Britain's actions, the committee of correspondence assembled the First Continental Congress. In September 1774, 56 delegates met in Philadelphia and drew up a declaration of colonial rights. They defended the colonies' right to run their own affairs and stated that, if the British used force against the colonies, the colonies should fight back. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Colonists in Boston were watching, and on the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott rode out to spread word that 700 British group were headed for Concord.The battle of Lexington, the first battle of the Revolutionary War, lasted only 15 minutes. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 17, 1775, Thomas Gage sent 2400 British soldiers up tthe hill. The colonists had lost 450 men, the British had suffered over 1000 casualties. The misnamed Battle of Bunker Hill would prove to be the deadliest battle of the war. -
Olive Branch Petition
On July 8, Congress sent the king the so-called Olive Branch Petition, urging a return to " the former harmony" between Britain and the colonies. King rejected the petition from colonists. He issued a proclamation stating that the colonies were in rebellion and urged Parliament to order a naval blockade to isolate a line of ships meant for the American coast. -
Second Continental Congress
In May of 1775, colonial leaders called the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia to debate their next move. Some delegates called for independe, while pthers argued for reconciliation with Great Britain. Despite such differences, the Congress agreed to recognize the colonial militia as the Continental Army and appointed George Washington as its commander. -
Publication of Common Sense
In a widely read 50-page pamphlet titled Common Sence, Paine attacked King George and monarchy. Paine, a recent immigrant, argued that responsbility for British tyranny lay with "royal brute of Britain." Paine explained that his own revolt against the king had begun with Lexington and Concord. -
Declaration of Independence
By the early summer of 1776, the wavering Coninental Congress finally decided to urge each colony to form its own government. On June 7, Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee moved that "these United Colonies are, and of a right ought to be, free and independent States." Virginia lawyer Thomas Jefferson was chosento prepare the final draft of Declaration of Independence. On July 2, 1776, the delegates voted unanimously that the American colonies were free, and on July 4, 1776, they adopted it. -
Valley Forge
Washington and continental army runned out of food and supplies. The army fought to stay alive in winter camp. -
Early Continental Army victories
Fort Ticonderoga:1777
Saratoga:1777
Concord:1775
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Saratoga
American troops finallt surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga, where he surrendered on October 17, 1777. The Saratoga victory bolstered France's belief that the Americans could win the war. As a result, France signed an alliance with Americans in February 1778. -
Friedrich von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette
A Prussian captain and talented drillmaster, helped to train the Continental Army, so does Marquis de Lafayette. -
British victories in the South
A British expesition took Savannah. British under the command from Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis captured Charles Town and South Carolina in May 1780. -
British surrender at Yorktown
British general camped at Yorktown and planed to fortify Yorktown and take Virginia. Anerican won at last. (17000 French soldiers) -
Treaty of Paris
Confirmed American independence and setted boundaries for the novel nation, America. The American negotiation group contains John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay of New york.