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End of the French and Indian War
The war in America ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris -
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American Revolution
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Currency Act
The Brittish Parliment forces colonist to pay taxes with british pounds. -
Sons of Liberty Formed
Founded in Boston the Sons of Liberty fought adamently against the stamp act. -
Stamp Act
The Brittish government imposes a tax on all colonial paper products -
Townshed Acts Passed
A series of acts passed to raise money from the colonies to pay the salaries of colonial officials to remain loyal to the crown -
The Boston Massacre
A threatning group of Boston colonials engage a group of Brittish soldiers in boston resulting in the death of multiple colonist. Te event was sensationalized and fueled the revolusionist flame. -
The Gaspee Affair
John Brown and fellow patriots burn a brittish warship -
Tea Act
Brittish governemnt enacts the Tea Act with economic inentions to relieve the East Inida Company of a surplus of tea -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams led a group of patriots on a crusade to dump tea in the Boston Harbour. The men dressed as native americans boarded East India Company ships and liberated the tea. -
Intolerable Acts
In response to colonial upheavel the brittish government passed a series of acts to restrict colonial rights to government. The acts made colonist boycott Brittish goods in response. -
Continental Congress
Delegates from all colonies meet to organize their oppisition to the intollerable acts. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the revolutionary war. Paul Revere warned the colnial troops by horse, in a ride that has been transformed into american folklore. -
George Washinton appointed comander-in-chief
The Continental Congress elected George Washinton to lead the colonial army. -
Battle at Bunker Hill
The battle at Bunker Hill was the first key battle of the war. The colonial army faired far better than their opponents. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Paine's Common Sense voiced the concerns of colonist and added to the revolutionary flame. -
Decleration of Independance
Continental Congress publishes the Decleration of Independance -
Battle of Trenton
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Battle of Sarratoga
At the Battle of Sarratoga the a large portion of the British army are forced to surrender to the colonial army. -
France Recognizes United States Independance
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Articles of Confederation
The continental congress establishes the Articles of Confederation. -
Brittish Surrender
The brittish army formally surrenders under general cornwallis at yorktown to the french and american armies. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of paris brings an end to the fighting in north america. -
Constiutional Convention
Inteded to revise the articles of confederation this historic group of reperesentatives ended up writing a whole new constiution.