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Road to Revolution
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Road to Revolution
French and Indian war- The British fought the french and drove them out of north america. The treaty of Paris gave the British all the land on the east side of the Mississippi river -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was used to help pay for the french and Indian war. put a tax on all paper items -
Boston massacre
Boston massacre was the killing of 5 workers by the British troops caused from taxing colonist -
Boston tea party
Patriots dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into the Boston harbor because there were unhappy with the taxing -
First continental congress
Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to the royal government of Massachusetts -
Battle of Lexington and concord
Minute men forced British troops back into Boston. George Washington begins to command the continental army -
Thomas Paine's common sense
Published the book "common sense" had became the best seller and helped the colonists grow closer to independence -
Declaration of independence
Colonists wanted independence so Benjamin Franklin wrote the first draft and it became ratified by congress -
Treaty of France
France signed a treaty of alliance with the united states -
Yorktown
African american sues for her freedom in Massachusetts -
Treaty of Paris
Peace treaty was signed between great Britain and the united states