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The French and Indian War
The British wanted to settle in the Ohio River
Valley and to trade with the Native Americans who lived
there then In 1754, George Washington led an army against
the French and he was defeated. -
Treaty of Paris of 1763
In 1763,Britain and France ended the war and signed The Treaty Of Paris France gave Britain control of Canada and most of the land east of the Mississippi River. -
Proclamation of 1763
On October 7, 1763 the British Board of Trade under approval of King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763. -
Stamp Act
British Parliament for raising American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents. -
Townshend Act
the Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies -
Boston Massacre
Patriot throw sticks,stones,and rocks Several colonists were killed that day 1st casualty is Crispus Attucks. -
Tea Act
Was the final straw in a series of taxes imposed by Britain on the American Colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party,” was in protest of the British Parliament’s Tea Act of 1773 colonist viewed it as an example of taxation tyranny -
Intolerable Acts
Parliament passed the Tea Act with the goal of aiding the struggling British East India Company. -
Lexington and Concord
Their destinations were LEXINGTON, where they would capture Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, then CONCORD, where they would seize gunpowder. -
Declaration Of Independence
It was breaking free from British controls.Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration Of Independence -
Battle Of Saratoga
victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. It was also the turning point in the Revolution War began -
Valley Forge
Where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 during the American Revolutionary War
