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French and Indian war
Britain and France fought each other to control most of N. America. -
Proclamation of 1763
King George III signed the proclamation to forbid all settlers from passing the border line west of the Appalachian mountains. King George did this to reserve it for the Indians. -
Sugar Act
An American Revenue Act passed by the parliament of Great Britain on the American colonies to raise Revenue -
Stamp Act
An act that imposed American colonists to pay tax. -
Quartering Act
Provide British soldiers housing and food in the local colonies. -
Townshend Act
Collect revenue from the colonists by giving them custom duties. -
Boston Massacre
The British army shot and killed 5 people under attack by a mob. -
Tea Act
Reduce surplus of tea and save British companies. -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and sons of liberty boarded on 3 British ships and dumped hundreds of tea carts at the Boston Harbor. This made Britain lose millions of dollars. -
Intolerable Acts
Punish the colonists for throwing tea shipment into the Boston harbor. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting of 12 of the 13 colonies before the American Revolution war began. -
Lexington and Concord - Beginning of the Revolution
The first military engagement of the American Revolutionary war. -
Second Continental Congress
Managed the colonial war effort and strived the U.S declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
Statement by the second continental congress meeting at the Pennsylvania state house in Philadelphia. -
Articles of Confederation
The first U.S constitution. -
Battle of Yorktown
George Washington led the Continental army along with the French against the British at Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
A negotiation between the U.S and Great Britain that finally ended the Revolutionary war. -
New Constitution
Made laws and rights for the citizens that was signed in Philadelphia along with George Washington. -
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the U.S constitution that was signed by James Madison.
