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French and Indian war
The British traveled over the Appalachians into French territory and fighting broke out over the control of the lands -
Treaty of Paris
Canada goes to Britain and the British get majority of the land to the Mississippi River, it strengthens the British empire -
The sugar act
The sugar act was the first tax imposed on US citizens. Placed a tax on sugar and other products shipped from non British colonies -
The stamp act
King George the third was determined to give the Americans obedience then he imposed the stamp act and a popular saying was taxation without representation at the time. -
The quartering act
American people were forced to let British soldiers stay at their homes and house them. -
The second continental congress
The second continental congress adopted the Declaration of Independence -
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American Revolution period
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The battle of Saratoga
The colonists defeat Burgoyne’s British troops the turning point in the war. -
The battle at Yorktown
The Americans and French trap Cornwallis’s troops at Yorktown, Virginia -
The treaty of Paris
Ended the American revolution Benjamin franklin was the chief negotiator territory much larger than the thirteen colonies was acquired.
