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French & Indian War
A war between the French & Indians for land basically -
Stamp Act
An act regulating the stamp duty and process -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures. The British Parliament taxed good imported to American colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a terrifying fight that broke out in downtown Boston. It began nothing more than a street fight but then quickly turned to a deadly fight between the American Colonies and a British soldier. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was basically a protest about the taxes, and American ships were attacked quickly -
Intolerable Acts
This was punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
Convened in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Americans clearly won this battle, It was all dangerous combat. -
Nathan Hale executed
He was an American soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
One of the most important days in American History is when the Declaration of Independence was born as we call today the 4th of July and celebrate Americas Birthday with tons of fireworks -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
Having fought valiantly in a number of battles earlier in the war, American Gen. Benedict Arnold conspired with the British to surrender the fort at West Point, New York, that he commanded. -
Siege of Yorktown
Cornwallis surrendered his army of more than 7,000 men on October 19, 1781. -
Treaty of Paris ends the war
After the British defeat at Yorktown, the land battles in America largely died out—but the fighting continued at sea, chiefly between the British and America’s European allies, which came to include Spain and the Netherlands.
