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End of the 7 Years War
War between Great Britain and the Colonist agaist the French and Indians. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that ended the French and Indian war -
Stamp Act
Tax imposed on printed materials in colonies forcing them to uesd stamped materials -
Boston Tea Party
After officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
"The shot heard around the world" first battles of the American Revolution -
2nd Contenental Congress
The Second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. -
Declaration of Independence
Announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Written by Thomas Jefferson -
Battle of Trenton
General George Washington led continental soldiers across the Deleware river to attack a British regiment in Trenton, New Jersey. Known as the turning point in the war -
Battle of Yorktown
Last battle of the American Revolution were Lord Cornwallis surrendered to the colonists with the help from the French blocking off British ships. -
Philidelphia Convention
Also known as the Contitutional Convention. When the United States Constitution was adopted in place of the Articles of Confederation
