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French and Indian war ( 7 year war)
The 7 year war was between, French and Britain, leading to the victory for Britain who won the war.
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Sugar Act
Taxed sugar and all products with sugar, first tax on American Colonies imposed by British Parliament -
Stamp Act
A stamp must be put on all commercial and legal papers, newspaper, pamphlets, and almanacs. First call for BOYCOTT. First mobs and riots led to the First Stamp Act Congress -
Quartering Act
Forced Colonists to house and feed any British Soldiers in the area.
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Sons of Liberty
"The secret society was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government." Formed in the 13 colonies played a major role in most colonies to battle for the Stamp Act http://theamericanrevolution.org/battles.aspx -
Declaratory Act
By the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act " It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain" http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Townsend Act
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Boston Massacre
British killed, 5 people and injured 6. http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Tea Act
Primarily intended to help the struggling East India company. -
Intolerable Act
Punish the people of Boston and the colonies for the tea party and the constant uncivil actions -
Invasion of Quebec
This invasion was the first, major military initiative, by the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the the American War of Independence what was a global war, which then conflicts between Great Britain and 13 colonies soon became the independence as the United States of America http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Battle of breeds/bunker hill
The British defeating the Americans at the of The Bunker Hill, despite the loss, the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Thomas Paine- Common Sense
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, justifying independence from Great Britain for the citizens in the 13 colonies http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
The Declaration of Independence signed
"An example of the Declaration of Independence was the document adopted at the Second Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776." http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration, was defined as the formal statement declaring freedom for the 13 colonies from Great Britain http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Battle of Saratoga
Americans won a decisive battle against the British in the American revolutionary war http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was the military camp 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777–78 during the American Revolutionary War.http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Battle of YorkTown
Considered the last major land battle of the Revolutionary War, the continental Army won a decisive victory against the British Army.http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on 8/3/1783 ended the American Revolutionary War.http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html
