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french Indian war
The french and British were fighting over control of the Ohio river. The war lasted 9 years and costed the British a lot of money, they did won but were left in great debt. So they started taxing the colonists. -
stamp act
The stamp was passed at a time the British was deep in debt , this was passed to help replenish their finances after the year long war with the french. A huge chunk of this was used to retain peace between the colonists and the native Americans. Though, the colonists rejected Britain's idea all together, and more fighting and resistance occurred. -
Boston massacre
The Boston was a bloody and chaotic riot that later turned into a brawl, fueled from the growing tensions the colonists had with decisions passed by the British Parliament. In this, the first shot went off and around 5 colonists were killed from this. -
battle of saratoga
In the revolutionary war, this was a turning point for furthering the hope of complete independence, a force is sent to attack the Americans but they get wind of the plan and force the British to withdraw. going against the British with a long 200 German soldiers and officers. Still after France is impressed with their resistance against Britain and sends an formal treaty of alliance , with the Dutch and Spanish providing support too. -
battle of bunker hill
The battle of bunker hill was one of the most violent battles in the American revolution. By this time the tensions had ultimately escalated to the extreme. Even though the Americans lost against the British this event was important cause it proved they could hold their own against them. -
battle of york town
Both army's of the British and colonels were worn out after six years of pure war. George Washington, a general at the time made the decision to strike an first blow , having the largest troop. The British were defeated with more casualties. And this wholly represented a birth of a new nation, The United states of America -
treaty of paris
The treaty of Paris was signed by US and British representative, establishing the peace between the french and British nations, and most importantly granting the United States of America western territory on its own. Officially ending the war of the American revolution for good.