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French and Indian War 1754
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French And Indian War 1754
The French and Indian war was a fight for freedom from the British -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a mental line that kept Anglo -American colonists from settling on the French and Indian War lands -
Sugar act 1764
"The sugar act goal was to raise revenue for Britain to pay for part of the cost of a standing army in North America"
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Towshend 1767
Townshed renew helped prove loyalty to royals -
Boston Tea Party 1773
The Boston Tea Party assembled American patriots to fight through 13 colonies or independence -
Minutemen 1774
The minutemen was an army that devoted themselves to always being ready to fight. -
"Give me liberty or give me death"Speech 1775
The "Give me liberty or give me death"Speech was a speech declaring it was time for freedom -
Alexander Hamilton 1777
Alexander Hamilton fought in battles and was made captain of an artillery co. -
John Hancock 1776
John Hancock was the first to sign the declaration of independence. -
Thomas Jefferson 1776
Thomas Jefferson helped draft the declaration of independence. -
Articles of confederation 1787
Articles of confederation was a written document establishing the functions of the national government of the U.S. -
Boston Port act 1774
The Boston Port Act was an act to force Boston into paying for all the dumped tea -
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George and Martha Washington 1780-1781
Martha Washington knitted the soldiers clothes and also visited the injured in hospitals. George Washington led army's into war. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The treaty of Paris ended the revolutionary war and made borders for the new nation. -
Yorktown 1783
Yorktown made peace negotiations that ended the revolutionary war in 1783 -
United Stated constitution signed 1787
The U.S constitution was the first written document to state a nations government.