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The french and Indian war.
The British had won the French and Indian War. They took control of the lands that had been claimed by France (see below). France lost its mainland possessions to North America. Britain now claimed all the land from the east coast of North America to the Mississippi River. The French and Indian War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in February 1763. -
The Boston massacre
British sentries guarding the Boston Customs House shot into a crowd of civilians, killing three men and injuring eight, two of them mortally. -
The Boston tea party .
The British response to the Boston Tea Party was to impose even more stringent policies on the Massachusetts colony. -
Lexington and concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. -
The declaration of independence
The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States.It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. -
The battle of Trenton
Washington personally leading the middle charge. As the soldiers pushed forward, artillery began to fire. Winner at the Battle of Trenton: The battle was a resounding actual and moral victory for Washington and his American troops. -
THE battle of Sartoga
The outcome convinced the Court of King Louis XVI that the Americans could hold their own against the British Army, sealing the alliance between America and France.
American general Benedict Arnold was hailed as a hero for his bravery on the battlefield, a reputation lost with his later betrayal and defection to the Royalists.
the battle end of the war at the Battle of Saratoga. -
THE battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis wanted to conquer VA,
needed supplies and thought the British ships could reach him.
Washington marched his troops to the area the British was in.
when did end battles Almost two years later, on September 3, 1783, the signing of the Treaty of Paris brought the war to an end. -
THE Treaty of Pairs
Benjamin franking, john adman,john joy, sent to negotiate.
united states independence granted.
