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The french start building forts on the Ohio river which the British claimed as well, -
Meeting between British government and colonial leaders discussing the potential for war with the french -
William Pitt takes charge and leads the british to success in the French and indian war -
the end of the French and Indian war which gave Britain all land (kinda sorta) east of the mississippi. Ends the Seven Years War -
It states that no settlers will go west of the appalachians and ends Pontiacs war -
Taxation for just about every good in the colonies -
Replaces the stamp act by only taxing the imports into america -
Protest that turned violent when British troops opened fire into the crowd -
This allowed the British east India company to trade tea directly with the colonies, which hurt the merchants and smugglers -
Upset about the tea act, a bunch of Bostonians sneak onto a ship and dump its tea into the harbor -
Colonial delegates met in order to try and get the British to repeal the intolerable acts -
The British army flees from Boston and the Patriots take over -
British tried to take American guns in Concord; it did not go well -
83 men took Fort Ticonderoga which gave the colonies more guns, cannons, and was in a very strategic location -
A costly British victory near Boston -
A pro-independence pamphlet that helped the rebels was published -
On July 4th congress approved the declaration of independence, changing the fight from rights, to independence -
Nathan Hale is arrested by the British forces and executed for being a spy for the states -
Major American victory leading to surrender of British forces -
The British army surrendered to american and French forces, ending the war