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French and Indian War ends
War fought between Great Britain and its two enemies, the French and the Indians of North America -
The sugar act
1764 Act that put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine -
The Stamp Act
British passed new taxes on glass, paper, teas, paints and other goods shipped to the colonies from Britain. -
The Townshend Act
Series of 1767 laws named for Charles Townshend, British Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasurer). -
Boston Massacre
A night when three townspeople were killed and eight more were wounded, two of which died later. no one knows who caused this massacre. -
Boston Tea party
On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of men calling themselves the "Sons of Liberty" went to the Boston Harbor. The men were dressed as Mohawk Indians. They boarded three British ships, the Beaver, the Eleanor and the Dartmouth, and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Lexington and Concord
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First Continental Congress
On May 10, 1775, the members of the Second Continental Congress met at the State House in Philadelphia. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British gained control of Breed's Hill.
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Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776 is officially recognized as the birth of America. -
Battle of Princeton
The victory at Princeton drove the British out of New Jersey, almost for good. -
The battle of Yorktown
in 1781 was a decisive victory by combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by General Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by General Lord Cornwallis.
