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French and Indian war
Also known as the 7 year war the war was basically Britain and Indians (a lot less then french) vs French and Indians. The French were winning at the beginning because of the Indian tactics. But then the Indians started to refuse to kill the British and the British used there navy to prevent the French to enforce there armies. It was a fight for the Ohio forks and revenge for killing the ambassador Joseph. -
Washington try’s to drive french
Washington attempts to drive French from the Ohio but the french are on a diplomatic mission with a ambassador but the British do not know. The British have a indian allie the Half King. But the Half King has a plan so he split Joseph’s (The ambassadors head.) because he knew Washington would get in trouble. -
Sugar act
The first act against the colonist to raise money. The act taxed foreign sugar taxing importing. It screwed achool because yeast turns sugar to alcohol. It altered the Molasses Act of 1733. It put high import taxes on nonbrittish coffee wine and indigo and 3 cent taxes on refined sugar. It also banned foreign rum and French wines. -
Currency act of 1764
Prohibited colonial money. Proclamation of 1763 ignored. Renevue act branded as taxation without representation. -
Declatory act
This act repealed the stamp act and limited the sugar act. It stated the authority was the same in America as it was in Brittan. It was to prevent boycotts. -
Townshend act
The Townshend act raised import renuvue. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a lone colonist and a lone British soldier but quickly turned into a deadly riot between many colonists and 30 or so soldiers about 5 people were killed 6 injured and many put in jail. The reason was no taxation with no reprensatations. This may have been a accident for deaths but this may have been used to make people want to join the revolution. -
Boston tea party
British had imposed the tea act that did not get repealed. The colonist boycotted east India company and smuggled Dutch tea. Putting east India almost bankrupt. The British then allowed east India to be duty free. But people continued to smuggle. Also the colonist pretended to be Indians and threw the tea. -
Intolerable acts
To make up for the Boston tea party and the other protest the brittsh got rid of there port and added a new quartering act. They also got rid of there government. -
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First continintial congress
The first continitial Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 colonies. They were discussing what to do. They had many founding fathers. -
Battle of Lexington and concord
Thomas gage a British general tried to prevent violence buy taking weapons but soldiers from one side accidentally fired it is argued by historians next the Americans retreated removed the weapons hid it elseware and got more troops then they raged a battle while part of the British split up and searched for the weapons they then retreated to Boston. -
Battle of bunker hill
The battle took place in breeds hill and bunkers hill. The British took both hills the British drawed with hand to hand combat. The British got the hill the America lost less people. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration signed freedom against British. -
The Taxation of Colonies Act 1778
The act declared that the British would not impose duty or tax on the colonies for renevues. -
Battle of yorktown
The USA side had French allies who used there navy. With over 17000 French and continental troops and only 9000 troops. The British tried to escape but the French blocked them. The British hoped for back up but the French blocked he troops from getting there.
