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king george III
King George III ascends to the throne of England. -
end of french and indian war
reaty signed between England and France ending the French and Indian War. -
the stamp act
Parliament passes The Stamp Act as a means to pay for British troops on the American frontier. Colonists violently protest the measure. -
stamp sct repealed
Stamp Act repealed, but on the same day parliament passes the Declaratory Act asserting its right to make laws binding on the colonies. -
enforcing custom laws
British troops arrive in Boston to enforce customs laws. -
boston massacre
Four workers shot by British troops stationed in Boston. Patriots label the killings "The Boston Massacre." -
Tea act
Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians protest the British Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into Boston Harbor. -
leaking of letters
he Privy Council reprimands Benjamin Franklin in London for leaking letters damaging to the Royal Governor of Massachusetts. -
minute men
Shots fired at Lexington and Concord. "Minute Men" force British troops back to Boston. -
declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence ratified by the Congress -
delaware river
Washington crosses the Delaware River and captures a Hessian force at Trenton, New Jersey. -
lafayette arives in america
A British force led by John Burgoyne takes Fort Ticonderoga in a devastating loss to the Americans. The Marquis de Lafayette arrives in America -
treaty of alliance
France signs a treaty of alliance with the United States and the American Revolution becomes a world war. -
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1780-1781
Americans "lose" series of engagements in the south, but exact a heavy toll on the British army. -
lord Cornwallis trapped
A miraculous convergence of American and French forces traps Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. He surrenders his British army. -
great britain & us peace treaty signed
A peace treaty is signed between Great Britain and the United States. -
george washingtion
George Washington gives up command of the Continental Army and, to the astonishment of foreign observers, returns to private life. -
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mississippi fail
Treaty talks with Spain for rights to navigate the Mississippi fail because of regional conflicts between northern and southern states. -
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shays rebellion
Shay's Rebellion, an armed insurrection of debt-ridden farmers in Massachusetts, quashed by the state militia. -
Constitutional Convention
. The Constitutional Convention adjourns having passed a National Constitution that needs ratification from 3/4 of the states -
states passing the constitution
The crucial states of Virginia (June 25) and New York (July 26) become the 10th and 11th states to pass the Constitution. -
bill of rights passed
A Bill of Rights passed by the 1st Congress of the United States.