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The American Frontier
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Stamp Act
Stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on colonists
Image- Men tar and feather a tax collector in rebellion to the Stamp Act. -
Mrs. Theodore Atkinson, Jr.
Mrs. Theodore Atkinson, Jr. is painted by John Singleton Copley. -
Stamp Act repealed
Stamp Act is repealed -
The Boston Massacre
Four workers shot by British troops in Boston Image - Depiction of The Boston Massacre, although over-exaggerated -
The Boston Tea Party
Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians protest against the British Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into Boston Harbor. Image - Men destroying tea crates in the Boston Harbor -
The Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts (called Intolerable Acts by Americans) -
The American Revolution Begins
The American Revolution, the American War of Independence, led by George Washington was fought between Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers. -
Declaration of Independance
Declaration of Independence-US gains independence from Britain Image - The signing of the Declaration of Independance -
Articles of Confederation
Congress is made sole authority of the new national government. -
France Joins America
France signs a treaty of alliance with the United States and the American Revolution soon becomes a world war. -
Peace with England
John Adams is appointed to negotiate peace with England. -
George Washington
George Washington is painted by Charles Wilson Peale. -
Benedict Arnol Becomes a Traitor
Plans discovered indicating Benedict Arnold intends to turn traitor and surrender West Point. Benedict Arnold joins the British -
Yorktown Surrender
The British army surrenders at Yorktown - a devastating effect on the British -
No more War!
English Parliament votes against further war in America. -
No more hostilities
England officially declares an end to hostilities in America -
Revolutionary War Ends
The Treaty of Paris is ratified by Congress and the American Revolutionary War officially ends Image - The Signing of the Treaty of Paris
