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French & Indian War.
1754-1763. The war fought between the British against the French & Indians.The British won. -
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Road To Revolution
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The Sugar Act
An act that put a 3-cent tax on foreign refined sugar & increased taxes on coffee, indigo, & certain types of wine. It also banned the import of rum & French wines -
The Stamp Act
An act saying an newspaper, pamphlet, & and other public & legal documents had to have a stam or a british seal -
The Townshend Acts
Series of laws named after Charles Townshend that put taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
A shooting of 5 American colonists by the british troops. -
The Boston Tea Party
The people of boston were angry about the new taxes on tea so they disguised themselves as mohawk native americans & dumped 342 whole crates of tea into the boston harbor. -
First Contintental Congress
The first continental congress was made of a group of 56 delegates from all 12 colonies. They met in secret to act together in response of the intolerable acts. -
The Battle Of Lexington & Concord
The was between the American & British troops because the british decided to go to the Americans armed stockpile of weapons -
The Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress had created the Continental Army. -
George Washington Named Commander in Chief
George Washington was the first president in the United States. He fought for the British in the french & indian war & was commanding officer in the Revolutionary war. -
Battle At Bunker Hill
A 2-day engagement between the british forces & the american forces. The american had overrated Breed’s Hill inorder to protect the shipyard of boston. The british took over, but had many losses, & won the batte. -
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" is published
It inflamed the amserican population & furthered the revolutionary cause. -
British Evacuate Boston
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Richard Henry Lee Proposes Independence
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Declaration Of Independence Adopted
The declaration was adopted July 4th, 1776 stating the reasons for the declaration of independence. -
Declaration Of Independence Signed
The declaration was signed, stating that the states now had independence & freedom.
