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French Indian War
The British and the French were fighting over the Ohio River Valley in North America. The British ended up winning the war but went into debt. To pay off the debt, they began taxing the colonists heavily, creating discontentment between the colonists and the british -
The Battle of Lexington And Concord
The Battle of Lexington And Concord were the first military engagements of American revolutionary war. They took place on April 19,1775, In Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay. -
Declaration of independence
The declaration of independence is one of the most significant documents ever penned. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, it announced the thirteen American colonies separation from the British rule. The powerful opening lines about all men being continues to inspire and resonate. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown, fought from September 28 to October 19,1781, was the last major engagement of the American Revolutionary war. It was a combined Franco American effort that trapped British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and his troops on peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia. The siege involved both land and sea forces, with American troops led by general George Washington and french forces under General Rochambeau. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary war. Negotiated by american statesmen Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay, and represnetatives of King George 3rd of Great Britain, the treaty Recongnized the United States as a independence nation -
Stamp act
The stamp act was the first internal tax levied directly on Americans colonists by the British Parliament.It sparked colonial resistance and led to the declaratory act, which reaffirmed parliament's authority over the colonies.