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French and Indian War
The British and the French fight over Ohio river valley, it was 7 years long. -
Proclamation or 1763
The king made a proclamation saying that the settlers could not move west over the Appalachians. -
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Taxation without representation
The kings first higher tax was the sugar act, the second was the stamp act, the third was the Townsend act, the king made all the taxes higher to make more money. -
Boston Massacre March 5, 1770
The colonist began throwing rocks at the british soldiers, the soldiers not knowing what to do shot the people as they were getting closer. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists dressed up as Indians and they went to the ship that held all the tea and they spilled it all in the ocean. They didn't confess who did it so the British punished the whole town for that. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
When the colonists heard of the British coming, in the middle of the night they decided to build a wall so that they would have the upper hand in the war. The actual place was called Breeds Hill, Bunker hill was up the hill. -
1st Continental Congress
It was a meeting of the 12 delegates of the thirteen colonies Georgia couldn't make it because it was so far away. -
Lexington and Concord
The British were sent to go and get the colonial weapons, they run in to many militia groups, they defeated over 700 British officers. -
2nd Continental Congress
When the colonists heard of The Battle of Lexington and Concord they started a meeting to figure out what the colonies would do. -
The Declaration of Independence
A document saying that we are declaring independence from the king of England. -
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Valley Forge
Valley Forge is where the American Continental Army spent winter during The Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Yorktown
The British Surrendered during this battle. It was not the end of the Revolution but a big turning point. -
Treaty of Paris
The representatives wanted to get independence from Britain, and this is where The Revolutionary war ended
