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French and Indian War
French & Indian war fighting over Ohio River Valley. -
Proclamation of 1763
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Sugar act of 1764
The king of Britain taxed the colonist on sugar -
Stamp Act of 1765
They had to buy these stamps from Britain on papers and documents -
The Boston Massacre
This is where the redcoats fired on unarmed civilians and killed people -
Tea act
The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive -
Boston tea party
Colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped the British’s tea into the ocean -
Intolerable acts of 1774
This was a punishment for when the colonists dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The battle of Lexington and Concord
Famous quote “Shot heard from round the world”. The first battle of the revolutionary war -
Olive branch petition
The colonist attempted to make peace with the British by sending a olive branch petition -
Turning point: Battle of saratoga
"The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War"