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Ohio River Valley Conflict
Who: British and French
When: 1754
Where: Ohio River Valley
Why: The start of conflict between England and Farnce when the French were killing British troops and Citizens living near the Ohio River Valley -
Battle of Fort Necessity
What: Battle of Fort Necessity
When: 1754
Where: Farmington in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Why: After Washington Ordered the Constuction of this fort. Then the French attacked him and his troops. He was defeated and had to retreat. -
Battle of the Monongahela
What: Battle of the Monongahela
Where: Braddock's Field
When: July 9th, 1755
Why: The British army wanted to acquire Fort Duquesne -
Failure of two generals and a governor
Who: William Pitt
What: New Strategy to win the war
Where: Prussia
When: 1756
Why: After many loses that Britain has taken William Pitt had a new idea. They would finance the Prussia army to take on France and their allies. -
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French and Indian War
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Battle of Louisburg
What: Battle of Louisburg
Where: North Carolina
When: 1758
Why: It was the first win for the British. -
Battle of Quebec
What: Battle of Quebec
When: 1759
Where: Canada
Why: The British wanted to acquire the portions of land that the Frenched owned in Canda -
Writs of Assistance
What: Writs of Assistance
Where: British/ American Colonies
When: 1761
Why: "general warrants allowing officials to search for smuggled material within any suspected premises" -
Treaty of Paris
What: Treaty of Paris
Where: Paris
When: 1763
Why: Declaring the British won the Seven Year War -
Proclamation of 1763
What: Proclamation of 1763
Where: North America
When: 1763
Why: It was given Native Americans enough land to live on Forbidding colonists from passing the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
What: Sugar Act
Where: British/ American Colonies
When: 1764
Why: One of the taxes the colonists had to pay because of the seven-year war. This had to pay more for "sugar, wines, textiles, including cambric and calico, pimento, silk, tropical fruits, dyes and coffee". -
stamp act
What: stamp act
Where: Colonies
When: 1765
Why: "Every legal document had to be written on specially stamped paper, showing proof of payment". -
Quartering Act
What: Quartering Act
Where: Colonies
When: 1765
Why: "required that Americans pay for the quartering of troops in the colonies, and in some cases, provide them places to stay". -
The Boston Massacre
Where: the Boston Massacre
Where: Boston, Massachusetts
When: 1773
Why: Citizens began taunting British Soldiers and throwing snowballs. Then the Red Coats fired and killed five civilians. they were put on trial found not guilty. The colonies were furious -
Tea Act
What: Tea Act
Where: Colonies
When: 1773
Why: "The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive". -
Boston Tea Party
What: Boston Tea Party
Where: Boston, Massachusetts
When: 1773
Why: "The target was the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea from China in American colonies without paying taxes". -
Period: to
American Revolution
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
What: Battle of Lexington and Concord
Where: Lexington and Concord
When: 1775
Why: First Battle of the Revolutionary War -
declaration of independence
What: declaration of independence
Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
When: 1776
Why: to announce independence -
Battle of Saratoga
What: Battle of Saratoga
Where: New York
When: 1777
Why: First major win for the colonists and the French joins the fight -
The battle of Yorktown
What: The battle of Yorktown
Where: York Town
When: 1781
Why: The Colonists had finally beaten Britian in this war -
Treaty of Paris
What: Treaty of Paris
Where: Paris
When: 1783
Why: This official ended the Revolutionary War