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The Proclamation of 1763
King George III issued this proclamation after England accuired a section of land from the French. This forbid settlers from settling across a line drawn down the Apalahain Mountains. -
Boston Massacre
Brittish soldiers kill 5 civillians and injure 6 others. Six out of the 8 solders were convicted of manslaughhter. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and dumped a shipload of tea into the Boston Harbor. It was an act of protest aginst the Tea Act. -
The Intolerable Acts
This was the reacton from England after the Boston Tea Party. They took away Massachusets self government, which enraged the rest of the 13 colonies. -
Battle of Lexington/Concord
These battle were the first in the Revolutionary War. The colonists were victoriuos. -
The Signing of the Decloration of Independance
This stated that the 13 American clonies were seperate from England and were now seperate states which was name the United States of America -
Surrender at Yorktown
American troops lead by George Wahington and French troops defeated the British in Yorktown, Virginia. It was the last major battle of the revolutionary war. -
Treaty of Paris
This was signed by representatives from King George III and the U.S.A. in Paris, thus ending the revolutionary war.
