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French and Indian War
Great Britain fought against France because they wished to remain a World Power -
Proclamation of 1763
Followed the French and Indian War, ordered by King George the Third. The king of Great Britain denied the Colonists the abiity to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Stamp Act
Other acts passed were passed by British parliament to try to make the colonists pay for the French and Indian War -
Boston Massacre
Occured when colonists in Boston threw snowballs and insulted a British guard. More colonists came and more guards came. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was called the Tea Act. The colonists were taxed on tea in 1773 and they threw it into the harbor -
1st Continental Congress
All of the Colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia to discuss problems with Great Britain at the First Continental Congress -
Battles of Lexinton and Concord
Paul Revere rode to warn that the British regulars were coming to
Lexington and Concord -
Declaration of Independence
The Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia approved the Declaration of Independence in 1776 -
Battle of Saratoga
This was the turning point of the war. Americans won the major battle and France decided to aid the Americans -
Surrender at Yorktown
This was the last major battle of the war. It became surrender of Yorktown because General Cornwallis surrendered -
Treaty of Paris
After 2 years of the Compromising Great Britain finally recognized the United States
