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Treaty of Paris
Formally ends the French and Indian war. France cedes most of its land in North America to Great Britain -
King George's Royal Proclamation of 1763
King George sets a boundary on the British colonies separating to colonists from native Americans -
Stamp Act
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. -
Repeal of stamp act/Declaratory Act
Parliament Repeals the unpopular stamp act but, add the declaratory act that asserts the British power over the colonies -
Boston Massacare
British solders kill 5 people and injure 6 others while under attack from a mob -
Boston tea party
Sons of Liberty destroy an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India company in defiance of the tea act -
The First Continental Congress meets
The first Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia. Twelve colonies send delegates -
Battles of Lexington and Concord,
Lexington and Concord was the first Military engagement in the Revolutionary war -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle for Bunker hill which the British ended up winning though they suffered a lot more casualties than the colonists -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense, a pamphlet advocating for independence -
Declaration of Independence
The continental congress approves the Declaration of independence . -
Battle of Trenton
A small but pivotal battle against Hessian forces where the colonial army won with negligible losses. -
Battle of Saratoga
A decisive victory for the Americans which won foreign assistance -
Treaty of Amity and Commerce and Treaty of Alliance with France
This treaty made France get in the war against Britain by providing supplies and weapons to the colonial army -
British Surrender at the battle of Yorktown
A decisive victory for the combine force of the Americans and French which prompted the British Government to negotiate the end of the war -
The British House of Commons votes against further war
The British House of Commons vote against further war and recognize The colonies as a independent nation -
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Ends the revolutionary war by recognizing the colonies as a independent state
