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American Revolution

By Jose Osorio
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    French and Indian War

    In the early 1750s, France's expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought it into conflict with the claims of the British colonies, especially Virginia

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America

  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty
    The Sons of Liberty was a secret revolutionary organization that was founded by Samuel Adams

  • Townshend Act of 1767

    Townshend Act of 1767
    The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    Prior to the Boston Massacre the British had instituted a number of new taxes on the American colonies

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts

  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    The Intolerable Acts consisted of a number of measures meant to punish the port of Boston and the people of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea party

  • First Continental Congress meets

    First Continental Congress meets
    https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/the-continental-congress

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War

  • Declaration of Independence adopted

    Declaration of Independence adopted
    The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence occurred primarily on August 2, 1776 at the Pennsylvania State House
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    Battle of Yorktown

    General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-yorktown-begins

  • Great Compromise

    Great Compromise
    The Great Compromise was forged in a heated dispute during the 1787 Constitutional Convention
    https://www.history.com/news/how-the-great-compromise-affects-politics-today

  • Bill of Rights adopted

    Bill of Rights adopted
    The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, and the press, the rights of peaceful assembly and petition

  • Treaty of Paris Signed

    Treaty of Paris Signed
    The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783, ending the War of the American Revolution