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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus arrives in Americe
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was the war between the British and The French for control of parts of the American colony. -
The King issues the Proclimation of 1763
This forbade colonist from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act is an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party (initially referred to by John Adams as "the Destruction of the Tea in Boston") was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Indepence
The Declaration of Indepence granted freedom to the US. -
Battle of Long Island
The battle was part of a British campaign to seize control of New York and there by isolate New England from the rest of the colonies. -
George Washington crosses the Delaware river and leads a surprise attack against the Hessians.
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Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
Valley Forge
Washington’s Continental Army began preparing for the winter of 1777–1778 by building a makeshift camp at Valley Forge. -
Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on June 28, 1778 in Monmouth County, New Jersey -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown brought a close to the American Revolution.
