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French and Indian War
Britain and France were fighting over the Ohio River Valley in the French and Indian War. -
The Proclamation of 1763
King George ||| issued a Proclamation to say that the British colonies can't move to the other side of the Appalachian Mountains. -
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Taxation Without Representation
First the king taxed sugar and the colonists refused to buy it. Then he taxed stamps and they refused to buy anything printed like newspapers, playing cards etc.. Then he placed taxes on lead, glass, paint, paper, and tea. They also refused to buy that stuff. -
Boston Massacre
They tricked the colonists into thinking that the British Soldiers are going to massacre the colonists but they only killed 5 people. -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed up like Mohawk Indians and dumped $1,000,000 worth in today's money into the harbor. -
1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress is a group of people that made a list to the King of all the things he was doing wrong. -
Lexington & Concord
The Battles at Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of a long war between the 13 colonies and Britain. "One if by land, two if by sea" -
The 2nd Continental Congress
The second Continental Congress was called to meet in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775. They decided what the colonies should do. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on Breeds Hill. The colonist would have won but they ran out of gun powder. Israel Putnam said " Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" -
Declaration of Independence
We declared independence in 1776. We wrote a list of all the things the king was doing wrong. We fought four 7 years and the peace treaty was signed in Paris, France. -
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Valley Forge
Valley Forge was an American Headquarters in Pennsylvania. It was made to attack and retreat faster. At Valley Forge men were eating their shoes because they were starving. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was where the colonists finally won their independence. They defeated British soldiers and were shocked that they actually won. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was when American Colonists met up with people in England to officially end the war.
