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French and Indian War
War between British and France. The war was fought to decide who would take up most of the land in America. Indians fought aloneside the French in battles. -
Stamp Act
Law passed by Parliament that made colonists by stamps for any paper product. -
Townshend Act
Law passed my Parliament that set taxes on all British goods imported to the colonies -
Boston Massacre
Shooting of four colonists by British soldiers after a protest turned violent. -
Boston Tea Party
Where colonists dressed as Indians and threw British tea into the sea from the boats. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British victory battle fought in Charlestown, Massechusetts -
Midnight Ride
When Paul Revere rode across town telling all that the British had landed in the docks -
Olive Branch Petition
Petition written by colonists to stop the fighting and for the British to give them more freedom, which King George III ignored -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battles that the British won, slowing America's fight for freedom -
Publication of "Common Sense"
Pamphlet written that attacked King George III and British monarchy and sparked thoughts of revolution in colonists. -
Declaration of Independence" published
Declaration of rights written by Thomas Jefferson that declared colonies freedom from the British -
Battle of Trenton
Battle that colonists won by sneaking up on Hessians after Christmas Day and attacking -
Battle of Saratoga
Battle won by Americans, moving them closer to independence -
Battle of Yorktown
Battle that signaled the end of the war and an American victory -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that officially ended the war and made America independent
