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French Indian War
The French Indian war began 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain access to the territories of the North America -
The Stamp Act
Britain set a tax that requires a stamp act on all public documents like newspaper and legal documents. The colonists did not like the tax placed on them. -
Boston Massacre
Boston colonists were shot by British troops -
Boston Tea Party
Angry with the new tax placed on tea, some Boston colonist dumped crates of tea into the Boston Harbor -
The First Continental Congress Meets
Representatives from the colonies get together to unite and oppose against British taxes -
Beginning of the Revolutionary War- Paul Revere’s Ride
The Revolutionary war started and Paul Revere makes his famous ride to warn the colonists that the British are coming -
Declaration of Independence is Adopted
The Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence -
Battles of Saratoga
September- October
British general John Burgoyne Surrenders his army to the Americans after suffering defeat at the battles of saratoga -
Flag
America chooses its flag- The Continental Congress Adopts the Stars and Stripes flag sewn by Betsy Roses -
Alliance with France
France recognized the US with the treaty of Alliance -
Articles of Confederation
Defined the official government of the United States -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. The British General Cornwalls surrender at Yorktown was the unofficial end to the war -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that officially ended the war
