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7 Year War
A long war between all countries during this time. This is the beginning of independence in the U.S. -
End of Seven Year War
This is when the U.S. made the French would ultimately end the 7-year war. This meant that the French would lose their land but we would give back their people. -
The Sugar Act
It increased work on non-British goods. It brought less tax on goods so colonists were happy. -
Passage of the Stamp Act
The British needed a large army so they started taxing all legal documents around the colonies. After they got this approval the people of the colonies were astonished about this. -
Declaration Act
This said that Parliament can't have any bindings to any colonies. This is probably why Britain was unfair to the colonies, -
Townshend Acts
A tax on leads, glass, tea, and paint. It was annoying to the colonists. -
The Boston Massacre
A fight between the U.S. civilians and the British redcoats. No one really knew what had happened but it did end with lives taken. -
The Boston Tea Party
One of the biggest protests in American history. Due to the tax on tea, the people of America threw over millions of dollars of tea into the waters of Boston. -
The Intolerable Acts
a longing of four laws allowed by the British Parliament to punish the colonies. It caused outrage from the colonies. -
The First Continental Congress
It was a big gathering from 12/13 colonies. This showed why the U.S. was staying together against Britain. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first-ever battle of the American Revolutionary War. This is the official start for Independence, -
The Second Continental Congress
This is the second time representatives of each colony have met up. This meeting is what gave an alliance on the Native Americans. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Americans were outnumbered and forced to retreat. It may have caused us to be in our own right. -
Britain Forms an Alliance with Patriot Slaves
British offers a chance for freedom to slaves. They would get a good portion of allies. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that said that the colonies had a right to be an independent country. It started some trouble from the british. -
Declaration of Independence
A formal document that would make the United States of America. It gives us our independence for our own nation. -
Crossing the Delaware
Washington secretly led his troops across the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack. It help free America again. -
Battle of Saratoga
The American victory over British troops in 1777. It was the turning point of the Revolution -
Valley Forge
A place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778. This is where most patriots lost there life for our country. -
Battle of Yorktown
Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay