history timeline

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  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

    The war fought over control of the Ohio River Valley.
  • The Proclamation Line

    The Proclamation Line

    Made the British colonists settle far beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    This act was a tax on newspapers, stamps, documents, etc.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    When British soldiers fired into a crowd which caused a riot leading up to the American Revolution.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    American colonists boarded British ships and threw about 300 chests full of tea in the water.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    The British granted a monopoly on tea.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    When Congress declared that colonists can have the same rights as the British.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    Also known as The Shot Heard Round the World. Marked the start of the American Independence.
  • The Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress

    After the battle of Lexington and Concord. They elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    The first major battle of the American Revolution.
  • Common Sense Pamphlet

    Common Sense Pamphlet

    The 50 page pamphlet that was pushing for American Independence.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    The official statement that separated Britain and America.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    The Americans defeated the British which made more hope for independence.
  • Yorktown

    Yorktown

    George Washington's forces defeated Cornwallis.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    Ended the Revolutionary War and made the United States a strong independent nation.