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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a conflict between the British and the French. The British and French also fought the Native Americans. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was when the British moved into the Appalachian mountains and banned colonies from settling west of there. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac's Rebellion was a rebellion by the Ottawa Native Americans who were dissatisfied with British policies in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War. -
Sugar Act
A law that the British passed raise revenue on imported products such as sugar and molasses, which made taxes unfair and the British government raised more money, which made colonists angry. -
Stamp Act
Another act passed by the British that taxed anything printed on paper, such as stamps. This act also angered the colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
A protest by the Sons of Liberty where they all dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor protesting the Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed by the British to punish the colonists for their role in the Boston Tea Party. One of the acts was the port of Boston was closed and blocked off by British ships. -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington and his army crossed the Delaware River as a counterattack to the British on Christmas night and surprised more than 1,000 German mercenaries . -
Battle of Saratoga
At the Battle of Saratoga, the British general John Burgoyne marched from Canada to invade the Hudson Valley of New York. The Patriots trapped the British and made them surrender, which was a key turning point in the war. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was a cold winter of 1777-1778 in Pennsylvania where George Washington's army spent and suffered from a lack of supplies and food -
Battle of Yorktown
At the Battle of Yorktown, George Washington and a french fleet trapped Cornwallis's army by land and sea and forced the British army of 8,000 troops to surrender.
