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A war fought between France and its Native American allies and England and the American colonies over French activity in the aria of the Ohio River that eventually escalated into a larger conflict in Europe. As a result of this, France cedes all former territories to England.
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Official proclamation by King George III that no one may settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. This was intended to keep Colonists and Native Americans away from each other, but it was largely ignored.
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An act raising taxes on sugar and molasses. Enacted to help mitigate the massive British war debt incurred fighting the French and Indian War.
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An act that taxed almost all goods printed on paper, such as legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards. After meeting heavy colonial opposition, the Stamp Act was repealed on March 17, 1766.
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An act reaffirming that the British Parliament has full authority to pass legislation over and levy taxes against the American colonies.
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An act taxing paper, glass, lead, paint, and tea. The colonists were furious over this new act.
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A group of British soldiers fired on a rioting crown in Boston Massachusetts, killing five.
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An act taxing tea in the American colonies.
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In protest of the Tea act, a group of colonial patriots calling themselves the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Native Americans, snuck aboard a ship docked in Boston harbor and smashed, dumped, or otherwise ruined it's cargo of approximately 46 tons of tea leaves.
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In retaliation for the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed The Intolerable acts, a group of laws meant to serve as a punitive measure for the unruly citizens of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Among other things, these acts; temporarily suspended the charter of the colony, allowed the crown to appoint a governor to rule absolutely, allowed troops to quarter themselves in the private homes of citizens without consent, and closed Boston harbor. 20 may 1774
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The first battles of the American revolution. British General Gage, attempting to appropriate a stockpile of colonial munitions in Concord Massascusetts, was turned on multiple occasions by surprise attacks from colonial militia.
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After an extender period of time suffering "taxation without representation" at the the hands of a government 3,000 miles away, England's American colonies rebelled, fighting a fierce war of attrition against their mother country. Although undoubtedly the underdogs, the beleaguered American forces eventually won their freedom.
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The British storm and take a hill outside Boston Massachusetts. This ultimately proves a pyrrhic victory, as the British sustained massive casualties for relatively little gain.
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A petition for peace written by a joint Colonial Congress to King George III requesting an end to the war. This was promptly rejected by the king.
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A wildly popular pamphlet by Thomas Payne calling for colonial independence.
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British troops are finally driven out of Boston Massachusetts, fleeing the city and opening the harbor. The celebration of this event would later become the state Holiday Evacuation day.
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Written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by the Continental Congress, this document official declares The United Sates of America to be a nation free from British rule.
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Although Washington meets defeat at the hands of General Howe, he manages to maintain his army.
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A surprise attack the day after Christmas, Washington's victory at Trenton provides his troops with a tremendous morale boost.
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General Howe defeated General Washington, but only by a narrow margin, giving hope to the beleagured Continental Army.
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British General Burgoyne was stopped by General Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold preventing the British from rallying their strength in New York City.
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An agreement between the origional 13 colonies that they would be the United States of America, a confederation of allied states.
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During the winter, George Washington camed his men at Vally Forge. despite the harsh conditions, the army emerged stronger for their ordeal.
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A British victory disasterous for the Americans when General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered 5,000 troops
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A major loss for American general Horatio Gates, Cornwalis' victory strenghtened the British hold on the south.
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The final serious battle of the Revolutionary War. American and French forces defeated Lord Cornwallis.
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The formal agreement between the Americans and British that ended the Revolutionary War, and declaring (ammong other things) that the United Sates of America was a free and soverign nation.
