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French and Indian War
British-Americans moved westward across the Appalachian Mountains into French-controlled lands. The fighting occurred over the control of the North America lands. Battles occurred in Canada, Louisiana, and the Ohio Valley. This resulted in heavy war debt for Britain. -
The Stamp Act
The stamp act was the act of King George III taxing the citizens. The taxations became more and more extreme overtime. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The colonists defeat Burgoyne’s British troops, France, the Netherlands, and Spain enter the war on the side of Americans. -
The battle of Yorktown
Americans and French trap General Cornwallis’s army at Yorktown, Virginia -
The Articles of Confederation
Developed by the 2nd Continental Congress in 1777. This set up a central government with a 1 house legislature. -
The Treaty of Paris
This ended the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin was chief negotiator. Territory much larger than thirteen colonies was also acquired. -
US Constitution
Many Americans were unhappy with the weakness of the new government under the Articles of Confederation, so George Washington created the U.S Constitution that we use today. -
Bill of Rights
This is the bill that explains the 10 rights we have, the main we use today are the first, second, eight, nine, and ten.