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French and Indian War starts
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htm
It began when an Indian cheif chopped open a frenchman's head and pulled his brains out , causing outrage from the French. -
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Years of the Road to Revolution
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French and Indian war ends
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htm
Ultimately, the French lost and the Native Americans were asisted by British Troops and the Natives got to keep their land and the Brithish returned to the Colonies and the French returned to Canada, the colonists didn't like the soldiers staying in the colonies. -
proclamation of 1763
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm
The proclomation of colonist not to move west of the Appalaichan Mountains because the British didn't want any more wars with any native americans. The colonists however, wanted to move west. But since the british ruled the colonies, the colonsits got tired of british rule. -
The Stamp Act
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/stampact.htm
taxes for writing on paper or anything that can be written on. Caused outrage by the colonists for something this small thus leading to colonial uprisings. -
Townshends acts
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/townshend.htm
The taxing of lead, oil, paper, paint, tea, and anything else by the British in an atempt to increase their revenue from the 13 colonies. This led to the colonists again protesting the british rule and leading to more uprisings. -
Boston Massacare
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htm
Colonists were protesting against british troops with orders NOT TO FIRE their weapons, but after one soldier had enough of the colonsits, he fired and killed a colonist and the rest of the soldiers joined in. This act would not go down without retaliation. The American Revolution had begun on that very street, for obvious reasons -
The Tea Act
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm
The British now enforce even greater taxes on the tea. The colonist liked tea, however, they didn't like taxes on something as simple as a cup of tea. Once again, this led to uprisings -
Boston Tea Party
http://www.history.com/topics/boston-tea-party
Colonists react to the increased taxes on tea by dumping tons of tea into Boston Harbor. This was the first ACTUAL signs of rebellion against the british, which, in turn cause retaliation from the British. -
Intolerable Acts
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm
All colonists react to the further taxing of tea and this leads to the Boston tea party, which in turn was reated to by the British. Americans once again, were outraged by the even further taxing causing colonial sized rebelions. -
Lexington and Concord
http://www.ushistory.org/us/11c.asp
This was supposed to be a surprise attack on the colonist in an attempt to capture Lexington and Concord. But thanks to colonial spies, word of the attack got out and this led to the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere. And when the battle took place, the colonists were ready and waiting and the Brit's took a beating. Thi s was the first major victory by the colonists. -
Decloration of Independence: America Declares it's freedom
<a href='<a href='http://http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/'' ><a href='http://http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/'</a>
The U.S. declares its independence and rebels against the British. This was actually the official start of the american revolution and the colonists wouldn't give up their land so easily.
