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Governer of Virginia gives land to Ohio Company
North Americans and the French thought this was very bad because they also had rights to the land.
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7 Years War
winston churchill reffered to it as the first world war
the United States reffered it as the French and Indian War
Prussia called it theThird Silesian war
Sweden named it the Pomerainian War -
Colonists vs. Britain
known as "The shot heard around the world"
Minute men vs. British -
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Britan took over Nova Scotia
11,000 people were kicked out of Nova Scotia
Most died in "The Expulsion"
Some wound up in Louisiana -
Battle of Fort Duqusne
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Battle of Fort Duqusne
British won -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the 7 Years War -
Britain Won Montreal
Britain gained a victory in Montreal -
Sugar Act
Extended the Molassws act by reding the price per gallon from 6 cents to 3 cents. The reduction was a effort to stop smuggling. -
Stamp Act
All printed materials had to have a special stamp. The stamp had a tax on it in order for Britain to gain revenue. Mainly took a toll on newspaper printers and lawyers. People who used a lot of paper. -
Townshend Acts
Attempt to stop smuggling.
Colonists acted through boycotts and this time women joined (Daughters of Liberty).
Artisans supported the boycottsbecause they profitted.
Places with ports like New York whose economy thrived on the imports and exports from Britain suffered. -
Boston Massacre
No one knows who fired first.
Example of rebellion gone wrong. -
Tea Act
Offered tax exemption and rebates for tea coming in from British East India Company, which allowed the tea to be cheaper. -
House of Commons
Rebels believed that if acton was taken then the British would back down.Instead, a group of laws called the Intolerable acts were passed. The Massachuets governing acts, the Quartering act, and the Quebec act.
Responses to these laws led to the American Revolution. -
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States North of Maryland Abolished Slavery
Fewer than 10,000 black Americans in 1776
1810 had a increase to 200,000 -
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Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
British won -
Battle of Saratoga
Most important battle -
Battle of Yorktown
Southern Battle where Britain surrenered -
Stamp Act Congress
Protestors decided to boycott British goods
It was the first time the colonies united in a sort a government. -
Sons of Liberty
Occasionally violent but made change happen. Let people know they had rights.
Actions from this group caused Parliment to repeal the Stamp act. -
Declaratory Act
Stated that Parliment could write any law it wanted, whenever it wanted. -
invention of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney created the first cotton gin.
Before its invention slavery had been declining. -
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Civil War
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First Battle of Bull Run
General Jackson gained the name "Stonewall Jackson"
South won -
Battle of Wilson Creek
South won -
Battle at Carnifex Ferry
Union won -
Battle of Gettysburg
led to the Gettysburg Address
