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salutary neglect
Great Britain tries to reverse the policy of Salutary Neglect to pay for war debts, tightening their control, engaging the Navigation Acts and other laws and new taxes on goods -
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The American Revolution
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The Proclamation of 1763
King George III issued a proclamation that forbided colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. He hoped to placate Native Americans who had sided against him during the recently concluded Seven Years’of War. -
Boston Massacre
The boston massacre took place. The killing of 5 colonists by British Regulars. Caused tension in American colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm Victory for the Indian and French war was costly for the British... -
battle at Lexington and Concord
On April 18, 1775, British General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns the colonists had stored in the town of Concord. -
Thomas Paines Common Sense
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-paine-publishes-common-sense most colonists considered themselves aggrieved Britons. -
Signing of Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams all wrote the Declaration. It had been signed by Congress on July 4, 1776. -
Winter in Valley Forge
George Washington leads troops out in the harsh winter in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. -
Surrender at Yorktown
Virginia, victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by George Washington and French Army troops led by Comte de Rochambeau. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1783, between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.
