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Treaty of Paris
Ends the french and Indian war, makes France no longer a player in north america, and gives Britain all the land up to the Mississippi
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Pontiac's rebellion
Chief Pontiac leads a rebellion and take several small forts. -
Proclamation Line of 1763
Separates the colonists and natives following the Appalachian mountains. -
Sugar Act
Lowers the tax on sugar, but it enforces the tax harder then ever. -
Stamp Act
Made it to where every single piece of paper needed a stamp to be legal. -
Quartering Acts
Made it to where any of the 10,000 British troops could enter a home with no compensation. -
Writs of Assistance
Allow British troops to search any and all persons without a need for a warrant. -
Declaratory Act
The act reinforces Britain's rule over the colonies. -
Townshend Acts
Taxes all goods imported, and makes it to where no meetings could be held without a soldier present. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress meets and decides to create a militia and ban trade with Britain. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The British march into Lexington, fight with 70 minutemen, leave as the leaders of the Sons of Liberty left, go to concord, find no military supplies, and march back, getting fired upon. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
Colonel Prescott defends Breeds Hill, losing it after killing 1,000 British soldiers. -
Olive branch petition
The Colonies petition King George for -peace, denied. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress meet, deciding to make an official army, name George Washington the general, and print money for the soldiers. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine writes a pamphlet about how the colonies need to sperate from Britain -
Declaration of independence
The United States of America declare independence -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington crosses the Delaware River, surprising the Hessians -
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Battle of Saratoga
The americans surrounded the british at saratoga forcing them to surrender -
Witner at valley forge
George Washington trains the soilders at valley forge -
treaty of paris
Britain surrenders -
Battle of yorktown
General Washington lays siege to Yorktown, Cornwallis surrenders