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French and Indian War
A war mostly fought in Canada between the British and the French and the Frenches allies the American Indians. Colonists supported the British in the French and Indian War even patriots like George Washington fought alongside the British. The British won Canada. -
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American Revolution
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The Sugar Act
A three - cent tax on foreign sugar and a tax increase tax on coffee, Indigo, and certain wines.
taxes were raised without consent on all these items, also the act outlawed rum and french wine. -
The Stamp Act
The first tax on the American Colonists was a stamp act where all official documents must have stamps -
Townsend Acts
A new set of taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea. In response the colonists had protests that sometimes turned violent, Britain eventually repealed the taxes except on tea and sent more troops to the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The mass shooting of five american colonists with no lethal weapons during a protest. This event made the colonists distrust of Britain deepen greatly. -
Boston Tea Party
Angry colonists dressed up as native americans and snuck on three ships and dumped 342 crates of tea into the harbor. -
The First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from all the colonies, they met in secret so Britain didn’t know they were united. The new founded congress met to discuss the intolerable acts. -
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First Continental congress
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The battle of Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere's famous ride through the countryside warning the colonist that the British were coming. The British marched from Boston to Concord but along the way they came upon a group of colonists at Lexington and that is where the first shots were shot. The British were forced to retreat when they got to Concord and were harassed all the way back to Boston. -
George Washington named commander and chief
Named the first President of the United States. He also led the Continental Army in the Revolutionary war and fought with the British in the French Indian war. He served for two terms as president and then retired to live quietly in Mount Vernon with his wife. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Fought over Beeds hill in Charlestown. It was a position taken to protect the shipyard of Boston Harbor. The americans shot until they were out of ammunition and then to conserve ammunition they said wait until you see the whites of their eyes to shoot. -
The Second Continental Congress
The second Congress met and named George Washington Commander-in-Chief of the army. The Congress met all summer and the Declaration of Independence came from this meeting. -
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" Published
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and The Crisis increased the Americans population interest in independence. -
Declaration of Independence signed
The Declaration of Independence is signed and put into effect. -
The British evacuate Boston
The British evacuate Boston as a new country is born. -
Richard Henry Lee proposes Independence
Richard Henry Lee proposes an Independent Country. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The Declaration of Independence is written and adopted by second continental congress.
