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The French and Indian War
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Proclamation of 1763
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The Sugar Act
England levies a tax on molasses and imported wine. -
The Stamp Act
Taxed all paper in the colonies. -
The Quartering Act
Requires colonists to provide housing and food for British troops. -
Sons of Liberty is formed
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Petition against the Quartering Act
States that the colonies can't afford to house so many troops. -
The Declaratory Act
Parlaiment declares it may levy any additional taxes any time it chooses. -
Stamp Act is Repealed
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The Townshend Act
Taxed glass, tea, paper, and lead. -
The Boston Massacre
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The Tea Act
Let the British East India Company ship tea to colonies without taxation, which threatened to drive local tea merchants out of business. -
The Boston Tea Party
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The Intolerable Acts/ The Coercive Acts
Closed the Boston Harbor and put Massachusetts under military rule. -
Battle at Lexington
First Battle of the revolution. The British win. Known as the "shot heard round the world". -
Washington is Named Commander-in-chief of Continental Army
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The Battle of Bunker Hill
Colonial Victory -
Continental Navy is Created
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"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine is published.
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The Declaration of Independence
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The Battle at Trenton
General George Washington catches Hessians of Guard during the night for a colonial victory. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Colonists beat Britain. Convinces France to ally itself with the American colonies. -
The Capture of Savannah
British Victory. -
The Siege of Charleston
British Victory -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Americans surround the British by land while the French surround them by sea. The British surrender. -
Treaty of Paris
Ends the Revolutionary war
