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End of the Seven Years War
France surrenders all its North American possessions east of the Mississippi to Britian -
The Stamp Act
The first English tax on American colonists, met with resistance. -
The Boston Massacre
Clash between English soldiers and colonial Americans that led to 5 people getting shot and increasing tension between the two parties -
The Boston Tea Party
American protest over the English taxation imposed in the Townshend Acts -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Marks the first stage of the Revolutionary War, known as the Boston Campaign -
Thomas Paine Writes "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine writes a pamphlet advocating independence from Great Britian, adding fuel to growing fire that would eventually lead to the Revolutionary War -
America Declares its Independence
Adopted by the Second Continental Congress, Broke Ties with England -
George Washington Crosses the Delaware
Suprise attack by General George Washington against the Hessian forces, led to the Battle of Trenton -
The Treaty of Paris
Establishes Independence of the 13 North American States -
The Second Great Awakening
Protestant religious rival in the United States which sparked a number of reform movements