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the french and indian war begins
britan and its allies fought french and indian allies over control of the ohio river valley -
albany plan of union
represeniteves from the colonies met in albany to discuss how to fight france -
stamp act
taxed anything printed on paper -
french and indian war ended
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pontiac indians fight british in ohio valley
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proclamation of 1763 said that colinistscould not settele west of the appaltion moutains
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sugar act
britishtax in sugar coffe cloth to pay for the war -
stamp act repaled
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stamp act congress
traded any thing on paper -
townsehead act taxed tea and other things
townshead act taxes on tea,glass,lead,paints and papper -
boston massacare
riot at boston customs has shots fired 5 colonists died -
tea tax
retained tax on tea -
boston tea party
patriots disguised as indians dump crayes of te into the boston harbor as protest against tea tax -
intoleable acts
several laws that were punidhment for the boston tea party. one of the laws was the quartering act which required people to house soldiers in their home -
battle at lexington and concord
british army moves towardconcord to seize wearonsand ammunition. shots fired at lexington and colonists killed. -
second continental congeress
delegates met to prepare forwar; created new army;choose george washington as commander -
first continential congress
delagates from the 13 colonies met in philidelpia. wrote a letter to king george asking him to stop taxing the colonists without their agreement and to reapeal the intolerable acts. -
continential congress declared
richard lee officaly asks the continentian congress to declare independence -
congress votes for independence
the continential congress votes that the colonists were free and indipendent states -
decloation of independence
the delegates accept the decleration of independence -
Declaration offical
colonies had sighned and approved the decloration of independence -
battle of long island
british defeat continential island -
battle of trenton
new jersy supprise attack on christmas day by washington patriots victory -
general von steuben teaches the army to be better soldiers
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battle of sartoga
british attack from canada -
valley forge
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battle at savanah gerorgia
the british tried to conquer the colonist rebellion -
battle at charleston
british had another victory -
battle at cowpens
the conntinental army had a victory -
battle at nintey six
the battle was nintey six miles apart -
battle of yorktown
cornwallis surrenders to the americans -
treaty of paris
the us gained more land
