Declaring Independence

  • Start of the French and Indian War

  • Treaty of Paris

    Ended the French/Indian War. The treaty strengthened American colonies by removing their enemies to the north and south. The Mississippi Valley was now open for westward expansion
  • Stamp Act

    British Parliament taxed the American colonies to help pay off their debt after the war.

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