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The French and Indian war
Indians wanted to fit for their future culture, French and English people wanted control of the upper Ohio River territory. -
The stamp act
The first attempt to Tax the US colonies without representation, taxed paper -
Townshend act of 1767
Started taxes on glass, lead, paper, and tea; US colonies saw it as an abuse of power -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot into a crown killing five and wounding six, this angered the entire colony -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
British walked to Lexington and Concord intending to take away the colonists weapons to lessen the chance of uprising, this started the Revolutionary war -
Boston Tea Party
To protest the tea tax, "No taxation without representation". Dumped 92,000 pounds of tea dumped into the Boston Harbor -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
Adopted by Congress and sent to the King of England. As a last attempt to stop a war to be declared -
Declaration of Independence adopted
Adopted by the Continental Congress, a reaction to the taxes the British put on basically everything the colonists wanted. -
Battle of Trenton
Was led by George Washington. A last effort to stun the British by capturing supplies, a surprise attack on Christmas. -
Articles of Confederation created
Was created to balance the states with a good government -
Battle of Camden
British troops sent outposts inside of South Carolina for control over the state. Camden contained military things such as, storehouses for the British armies. -
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the battles of Yorktown
The Americans entrapped a British army near Yorktown, and forced it to surrender causing a war afterwards -
Treaty of Paris
Recognized the United States as independence and granted the US more western territory -
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Constitutional Convention
Started to address the weak central government under the Articles of Confederation -
Bill of Rights adopted
Used to unify the states. Americans were skeptical about a federal government but with the added freedom it passed