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George Washington
The General was born -
French and Indian War
French and British fought over land. It ended with the treaty of Paris. -
Sugar act
sugar act also known as the revenue act, was repealed on this day -
Boston massacre
The Boston massacre also known as the incident on king street, was where the British shot and killed 5 people. -
Boston tea party
People dropped 92,000 pounds of tea into the sea. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
Lexington and Concord
First military engagement in the Revolutionary war. The Americans won and British retreated to Boston. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started to meet in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Bunker Hill
British defeated Americans but Americans caused a lot of casualties -
Common Sense
The book Common Sense challenged British government. -
Declaration Of Independence
The Declaration Of Independence was written in June and passed on July 4. -
Siege of Yorktown
Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and Americans surrounded the British troops. -
Treaty of Paris
The revolutionary war was officially ended. -
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton is an American statesman and one of the founding fathers. -
Tea Act
on the tea act they taxed a bunch of tea. It was repealed on this day.
