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The Navigation Acts were set up by the British and it said that the colonies could only trade with the British -
A tax on imported goods like molasses sugar and rum -
Was a Fort Build by Goerge Washington the French later burned it down -
The French wanted Britain out of the New World so they started a war that lasted 9 years and the British won it was the first major global conflict the British would kick the French out of the New World but they eventually bought Louisiana from the Spanish later on -
This was a new law set by the Prime Minister to stop smuggling in the New World sparked by the Navigation Acts -
As the Treaty of France said France finally left the New World British claims expanded to the Ohio River Valley and King Goerge Declared that British colonists were prohibited from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains this kept British control strong and British fur trade strong -
This was to search people without consent to find smugglers -
A small tax on all printed materials however angered the colonies a lot because many newspaper companies raised their prices or went out of business because of this. The colonies later revolted -
Parliament repealed some acts that made the colonists made but stated the Parliament had the right to tax the colonies even thought they had zero say in it -
After lifting the Stamp Act Parliament stated that all decisions and taxes were rightful "In all cases" and put taxes on exported goods -
On March 5th, 1770 a group of colonists mostly kids started throwing snowballs at the British Redcoats these snowballs turned into rocks until the Redcoats opened fire leaving 5 dead and more injured. Parliament later repealed the Townshend Acts this day sparked revolution -
A tea party, with the Sons of Liberty, got drunk (allegedly) and dressed as Native Americans and dumped a bunch of tea in the river -
4 rules made by the British as a final straw for Boston but worst of all any soldier could occupy any colonists house! -
The British send over 3000 men with general gage to stop Boston fortunately history had its way -
After Gage takes over the Americans create the Continental Congress and basically plan how to stop the British -
An act saying all British soldier has the right to kick out and take a colonists' home at this point the British were trying to piss off the colonies -
The Quebec Act placed the borders of Canada in the Ohio River Valley traping in the colonies and starving them to death if they wanted to -
Paul Revere sees the men coming and rides to Boston and famously says "The British are coming." -
An American Fort taken by the British in the French and Indian war than during the revolution the British occupied the fort -
A fight between the British (redcoats) at concord and the colonists had a battle -Colonist VICTORY another battle before that the battle of Lexington didn't go so well for the colonists -British VICTORY -
A very bloody and brutal battle saw the British attempting to capture a hill near Boston (not actually bunker hill) and succeeded making this a British victory but they lost 100 times the men but still captured this territory this was a very early battle and proved that the seemingly unstoppable British army was struggling against a insignificant Militia -
After Gage took Boston Washington did a surprise attack and defeated Gage -
this time the meeting had a lot of leaders from across the colonies and this time they wanted independence after a vote all 13 colonies voted for independence The United States of America was formed using a idea never used before called Democracy now the people could choose who ruled them they finally had a say in government -
So the king George isnt happy so he signed these really aggressive soldiers from the German Empire to fight -
On July second Thomas Jefferson wrote a declaration of Independence and it went to effect on July 4th -
After the DOI they sent the british a petition saying "we are an independent nation now you cant tax us can we be friends?" and the British said NO