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Formally ends the French and Indian war. France cedes most of its land in North America to Great Britain
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King George sets a boundary on the British colonies separating to colonists from native Americans
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To help the cost of keeping troops in America parliament puts a tax on printed martials in the colonies which is seen as a violation of the colonists rights.
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Parliament Repeals the unpopular stamp act but, add the declaratory act that asserts the British power over the colonies
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British solders kill 5 people and injure 6 others while under attack from a mob
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Sons of Liberty destroy an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India company in defiance of the tea act
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The first Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia. Twelve colonies send delegates
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Lexington and Concord was the first Military engagement in the Revolutionary war
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A battle for Bunker hill which the British ended up winning though they suffered a lot more casualties than the colonists
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Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense, a pamphlet advocating for independence
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The continental congress approves the Declaration of independence .
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A small but pivotal battle against Hessian forces where the colonial army won with negligible losses.
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A decisive victory for the Americans which won foreign assistance
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This treaty made France get in the war against Britain by providing supplies and weapons to the colonial army
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A decisive victory for the combine force of the Americans and French which prompted the British Government to negotiate the end of the war
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The British House of Commons vote against further war and recognize The colonies as a independent nation
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Ends the revolutionary war by recognizing the colonies as a independent state