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Treaty of Paris ends the French Indian War.
The French and Indian War was the last and most important conflict in North America before the Revolutionary War in American. The French and Indian War broke out in America, and then spread to Europe. It was called the Seven Years' War in Europe and Canada. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was Parliament's first serious attempt to assert governmental authority over the colonies. Great Britain was faced with a massive national debt following the Seven Years War. -
Boston Non-Importation Agreement.
The merchants and traders in the town of Boston having taken into consideration the deplorable situation of the trade. -
The Boston Masacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred between a patriot mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. The act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, and in fact imposed no new taxes. It was designed to prop up the East India Company which was floundering financially and burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. -
Lexington and Concord
The first shots between British and American troops. -
Battle of Bunker Hill.
Two-day engagement between British forces under the command of General William Howe and American forces under Colonel William Prescott. The Americans had occupied Breed's Hill in Charlestown on June 16, 1775, in order to protect the shipyard of nearby Boston. -
The Battle of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec was an attempt by American colonial forces to capture the city of Quebec, drive the British military from the Province of Quebec, and enlist French Canadian support for the American Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Independence
Document declaring the 13 American Colonies independent from Great Britain. Written by Thomas Jefferson and declared in effect by the Continental Congress. -
Washington Crosses.
General George Washington and men of the Continental Army and militia crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 and marched to Trenton, New Jersey. They attacked and defeated Hessian troops quartered in and around the village. -
France Declares War on Britian.
British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, announced that unless Germany agreed to withdraw their recent aggression against Poland, ‘a state of war would exist between the two countries.’ To no one’s surprise, Germany carried on the invasion of their neighbour, and so the Second World War began. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, and ended The Revolutionary War between Great Britian on one side and United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of these, and the negotiations which produced all four treaties, see Peace of Paris. Its territorial provisions were "exceedingly generous" to the United States in terms of enlarged boundaries.