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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was the start of the Revolutionary war. The French and Indian War is also known as the seven year, simply because it lasted for seven years. The War was fought in Europe, India, and North America. -
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Proclamation of 1763
After the French and Indian war in 1763, much celebration opened up all the barriers between the lands. This created four new colonies which were Quebec, East Florida and West Florida and the last one was Grenada. The Indian land was still in the hands of the king, and it was to be left alone. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar and Molasses Act was passed by Parliament on April 5, 1776, just before the Act was on the verge of expiring. The Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence. This Act helped set the stage for the Stamp Act which was in the rising. -
The Stamp Act
As the Sugar and the Currency Act came to a close, the new talk was The Stamp Act. This Act helped grant and apply certain stamp duties. It made you have to buy stamps for everything, letters, wills, public documents, etc. -
The Declaratory Act
On the day tat Paraliament took away the Stamp act, right away they issued a new act called the Declartory Act. -
The Townshed Revnue Act
The Townshend Revenue Act was passed for a smarter way to raise revenue as opposite to the heavy-handed Stamp Act passed a year earlier. It created taxes on imports, such as wine, fruits, and chinaware. They then deciede not to tax the citizens income. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre begun when around 50 citizens attacked the British sentinel. This was a street fight among the British soldiers and the patriots. The Boston Massacre was one of the main events leading events in causing the start of the Revolutionary War. -
The Tea Act
The Tea act of 1773 was not created to raise tax on the American Colonies. The act was desgined to help the East India Company that had eighteen million pounds of unsold tea sitting there waiting to be sold. Now, the tea was susposed to be shipped to the Colonies, and sold there at bargin prices. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773. The colinists were mad about the happenins events, and decided to go on the boats and throw all of the tea into the waters. This event made the british not able to sell there tea anymore. -
Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech
In St. John's Church in Richmond Virginia, Patrick Henry gave a very important speech. At first, the meeting was over the America’s First Continental Congress. Soon after, the discussion turned into the decision of whether or not to arm the colony of Virginia. When the meeting finally came to an end, four days later, Henry gave his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech in front of the delegate. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere overheard the British talking about their planed surprise attack on Lexington. That night, Paul set out on horseback to warn the colonial militia about what was going to occur in the near hours. -
George Washington named Commander in Chief
On June 15, 1775, George Washington was named the Commander and Chief of the Continental ArmyThe next day, Washington gave a speech to the public and said how he will not be making any profit by doing this.. Washington lead the Continental Army to many victories. -
Battle of Buckner Hill
The Battle of Buckner Hill took place at Charlestown Peninsula on the North side of Boston Harbour. Even tohugh the British had almost doubbled us in size, the Americans were still able to defeat the British. The British brought 2,400 troops with them, while the Americans only brought 1,500 troops. -
Paoli Massacre
On September 21, 1777, the British army decided to perform a surprise attack on the Americans at camp Paoli. The Americans were not ready for this. For the rest of the battle, the British were afraid that the Americans were going to come and attack the British. -
Spain declares war on Great Britain
On June 21,1779, Spain created a de facto alliance with the Americans. Spain aslso declared war on Great Britan. Spain's King Charles III did not agree with the treaty because he was affraid he would loose some power. -
Articles of Condfederation
After the ratification of the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress had to come up with a new document. They decided to call it the Articles of Confederation. They were written during the early part of the American Revolution by a committee of the Second Continental Congress. -
Congress ratifies preliminary peace treaty
On April 19, 1783, Congress ratified the preliminary peace treaty. This treaty was the end of the revolutionary war. It reconizied American Independencs and established borders for the new nations. -
The United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolution. It also Established the American colonies as an independent nation. The Treaty of Paris was sgined on September 3,1783. -
Washington resigns as Commander
On December 23, 1783, in the Maryland State House, George Washington resgins as commander. He then returns to his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia. There, he continued on with his life. -
The U.S. Constitustion is Sgned
We the people... These are the first words of the U.S. Constitution. This was sgined on September 17,1787. This is what holds our country together today.
