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King George
King George asccends to the throne of England -
Treaty
Treaty between England and France ends the French and Indian war -
Stamp Act
Parliament passes stamp act as means to for British troops on American frontier. Colonists rebelled. -
Stamp Act repeal
On the same day it wa repealed, Declaratory act was passed making it right to make laws binding the colonists -
British arrival
British troops arrive in Boston to enforc custom laws -
Boston Massacre
Four workers shot by British -
Boston Tea Party
Dressed as Mohak Indians, Massachussetts patriots dump Tea into the Boston harbor after the Tea act gave special advantages to a company -
Privy Council Reprimands
They reprimand Benjamin Framklin in London for leaking letters damaging the govenor of Massachussetts -
Lexington and Concord
Shots fired here, forcing British troops back to Boston. George Washington takes command of the Continental Army -
British army
Arrive in New York harbor in plans to crush the rebellion, joined by Continental army in Long Island -
Declaration of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson, rattified by Congress. He also wrote "Common Sense," earlier, becoming a best seller and pushing colonies more to independence. -
Benjamin Journey
Congress sends Benjamin Franklin to France to urge them to become allies -
Hessian force
Washington crosses the Delaware river and captures Hessian force in New Jersey -
Burgoyne
British force led by Burgoyne takes fort Ticonderoga with a devestating loss for the Americans. Marquis de Lafayette comes, Washington get's defeated, therefore Philidelphia is lost. The Americans then capture Burgoyne. -
France alliance
American revolutions becomes a world war -
Charleston
Charleston loses to the British, and Americans "lose" several battles in the south, but there is a heavy toll on the British -
Elizabeth Freeman
Elizabeth ends slavery in Massachussetts, and the American and the French earn back Yorktown, Virginia -
Noah Webster
through 1787, Noah Webster helps AmericanEnglish by publishing a speller -
Peace treaty
Between Great Britain and the US -
George and the Continental Army
Gives it up and returns to private life -
Mississippi River
Spain doesn't get right to travel this river because of conflicts between the north and southern states -
Shay's Rebellion
By debt farmers in Massachussets, and dispets the states's militia -
Delegates
Northwest ordinance by confederation gives hope for new states and ends slavery. Delegates get together in Philly get together to rewrite the articles of Confederation. -
Constitutional Convention
Passed a National Constitution that needs ratification from 3/4 states -
Virginia
Virginia becomes a state -
New York
New York becomes a state -
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights get's passed
