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Battles years and dates
When the battles happened and when they ended -
French and Indian War
Started when George Washington was in the Ohio Valley and it was two years into the seven year war. -
Proclamation
George lll prohibited all settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains without guarantees of security from local native. -
Sugar act
British legislation aimed to end the smuggling of sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies and at providing inners. -
Stamp Act
A British act that put taxes on stamps and newspaper and letters. -
Declaratory act
Parliament finals the repeal of the Stamp act but has the right to tax colonies. -
Townshend Revenue Act
Duties on tea, glass, lead, paper, and paint to help pay for the administration of the colonies, and named after Charles Townshend -
Political unrest
British troops arrive in Boston in response to political unrest -
Boston Massacre
Angered by the presence of troops and Boston’s colonial policy a crowd of people started throwing snowball at the troops and somebody ran in and said fire and the troops shot. -
Lexington and Concord
The red coats were trying to arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams. The reason is because they had a lot of weaponry stashed and they wanted to get it. Shots were fired 8 people died and a bunch more injured. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was adopted and put into place. Helped the colonies seek there independence from Great Britain.
