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The French began building forts to back their claim to the land between lake Erie and the Ohio River. -
Washington was sent to where the French was to tell them to move from the Ohio River Valley. The French didn't listen to him and sent him back. -
They sent General Edward Braddock to Virginia with orders to capture Fort Duquesne. -
Britain declared war with France, marking the official beginning of the Seven Years War between the two countries. -
Montcalm captured Fort William Henry on Lake George. -
Britain scored it's first major victory in the war. It captured the fort at Louisbourg. -
The Proclamation of 1763 was made. It banned colonial settlement.west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. -
Pontiac and his allies attacked British forts and settlements throughout the area. Nearly half a dozen western British Forts were destroyed. -
Britain and France signed the Treaty of Paris. -
The British effort to import new taxes on the colonies began in 1764 when Parliament passed the Sugar Act, which put a duty on several products, including molasses. -
The Stamp Act required that all colonists buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities. The stamps had to be placed on newspapers, wills, licenses, insurance, policies, land titles, contracts, and other documents. -
Parliament repealed all the Townshend duties, except the one on tea. That tax was left in force to demonstrate Parliament's right to tax the colonies -
In 1773, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act. It was intended to help the British East India Company, one of Britain's most important companies. -
A large group of men disguised as Native Americans boarded the tea ship. They threw 342 cases of tea into the harbor. -
As the crisis with Britain deepened, the Second Continental Congress came together in Philadelphia. -
The Americans attacked Quebec during a severe snowstorm. The attack turned back. Montgomery was killed and Arnold was wounded. -
This was known as the shot heard around the world. Nobody knows who fired the first shot. -
George Washington arrived and took charge of the army. -
The same day the Second Continental Congress began meeting, an important battle took place in northern New York. adaring band of colonists made a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga.
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A 50 page Pamphlet titled Common Sense was published in Philadelphia. The Pamphlet simulated broad support for independence.