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French and Indian War
Final conflict in the ongoing struggle tween the British and French for control of north America -
Treaty of Paris
The British formally gain control of Canada and all the French possessions east of the Mississippi -
Boston Massacre
British troops fire into a mob, killing five men and leading to intense public protests. -
Boston Tea Party
Group of colonial patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians board three ships in Boston harbor and dump more than 300 crates of tea overboard as a protest against the British tea tax. -
First Continental Congress
meets in Philadelphia, with 56 delegates representing every colony except Georgia. Delegates include Patrick Henry, George Washington, and Samuel Adams. -
Declaration of Independence
Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. -
American Flag
Continental Congress approves the first official flag of the United States. -
American Revolution
War of independence fought between Great Britain and the 13 British colonies on the eastern seaboard of North America. Battles of Lexington and Concord, Mass., between the British Army and colonial minutemen, mark the beginning of the war.