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The French and Indian War Ends
Also known as the Seven Years war, the war ended with the treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Britain with a major amount of land in America. Although, the war left Britain in debt.
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The Sugar Act
Also known as the Revenue act, the sugar act was a law that taxed sugar and goods that used sugar. Britain passed this law to try to pay for his army. The Act was repealed in 1766 because of how it made the colonists want to revolt.
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The Sons of Liberty formed
The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization that was formed to protect the colonists rights using violence. They also battled against the Stamp Act. After which they disbanded.
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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act made colonists pay extra taxes whenever they bought paper products, it even taxed playing cards. The Stamp act was repealed in after months of protest in 1766.
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The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was multiple laws passed by chancellor of exchequer Charles Townshend in 1767. The act was an utter failure and just made the colonists angrier.
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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre started when a squad of British soldiers came to support a sentry who was being harassed by dunk colonists. When the colonists started to fight the soldiers they started to shoot into the crowd killing 5 colonists including Crispus Attucks who was a the first person to die for the American Revolution.
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The Tea Act
The Tea Act was a law that taxed tea and made it that colonists could only buy British East-India Company tea. This law was passed not to anger the colonists, but to maintain the Parliament’s right to tax the colonists. This act was repealed in 1778.
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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the Sons of Liberty caused by the Tea Act. On 12/16/1773 Members of the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians to board three British ships and dump 92,000 lbs. of tea.
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Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a battle fought in Massachusetts and was a British victory. However, it boosted the inexperienced colonists confidence because of how well they fought.
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Battle of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec was fought in Quebec city and was won by the British. This was the first major defeat for the Continental Army. This loss cut the colonists out of Canada.
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Colonists Declare their Independence
The colonists declared there independence by having the committee of five write the Declaration of Independence. This paper severed the colonies connection with Great Britain.
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The Battle of Trenton
After being chased by the British into to Pennsylvania, George Washington made a risky decision to cross the Delaware River on the morning of December 26th. This decisive resulted as an win for the Continental Army.
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The Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga was the turning point of the war. After the Continental Army beat the British at there own game, the French realized that the Americans stood a chance and decided to openly help.
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Valley Forge
Valley Forge was a military camp in Philadelphia which was used by George Washington and his army during the winter of 1777. Starvation and disease killed more than 2,500 American soldiers.
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Battle of Monmouth
Bad leadership by general Charles Lee let the British army seize the initiative. Although, do to George Washington's arrival, the Continental army was able to drive the British away.
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The Battle of Yorktown
In the fall of 1781, the Continental and French army surrounded the British army that was commanded by General Cornwallis. After a couple days, Cornwallis surrendered resulting in a massive American victory. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown -
The Treaty of Paris is Signed
The Treaty of Paris was a negotiated peace that ended the war and recognized the Colonists independence. The Treaty was planned to be negotiated by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Laurens. However, Jefferson and Laurens could not make it in time. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-paris
