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1750
Britain owned 13 colonies on the east coast of the united states and also owned canada which were well populated with more than 1 million people -
1765
King George III started raising taxes on the american citizens. England would keep on enforcing acts like The Boston port act which closed boston's ports until the tea was paid for during the Boston tea party and also the Quartering Act which let british troops stay in anyone's house even if they were a private citizen. -
1774
The 1st Continental congress met at Philadelphia and members urged colonists to take arms and organize militia's -
1775
Fighting has finally started to happen between the colonists and the British army in Lexington and concord Massachusetts the 2nd Continental congress set up a army called the continental army -
1776
The 2nd Continental congress adopts the declaration of Independence which established the united states as a independent nation. -
1781
American and french troops trap general cornwallis's army at Yorktown, Virginia. -
1783
The American revolution was ended and Benjamin Franklin became chief negotiator and more territory was acquired -
1787
Delegates met up Philadelphia at the constitutional convention to go over the articles of confederation and create a new government.
