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Started in 1754 ended in 1763.
The French and Indians fought the British over the Ohio River Valley. The Indians stopped helping the French. The British won. -
King George III forbid the colonists from settling west of the Appalacians. It was reserved for the indians.
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Parliment passed the Stamp Act, a tax on printed paper, making the colonists pay for the French and Indian war.
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The Boston Massacre was when the Colonists and some British Troops got into a fight. Five colonists died. The Colonists started the fight.
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The Boston Tea Party happened when the sons of liberty dressed up as indians to board a ship and dump all the tea on that ship. The bay was closed after that.
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Sep. 5-1778 to Oct. 26-1774.
The First Continental Congress. They met in Philedalphia,Pensylvania. They discussed problems that they were having with Great Briain. -
In the battles of Lexington and Concord some colonists (called minutemen) of Great Britain ambushed the Redcoats and the minutemen hid behind obstacles.
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The declaration of independence was on July 4 1776 and was when Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin made the declaration.
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9-19-1777 to 10-7-1777.
Part of the Battle of Saratoga was when three army commanders met at one place. The Continental army wasn't that good but they still won. -
9-28-1781 to 10-19-1777.
At the Surrender of Yorktown General (Lord) Cornwallis and his army got surrounded by the French and Americans. America won. -
The reason the Treaty of Paris was made because America was at war with Great Britain trying to get independence and was part of Great Britain. Cornwallis surrendered.
