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French and Indian War
The final conflict ongoing the struggle between the British and French for control of eastern North America -
Treaty of Paris
The British gain control of Canada and all the French possessions east of the Mississippi -
Boston Massacre
British troops fire into a mob, killing five men and leading to public protests -
Boston Tea Party
Colonial patriots dump more than 300 crates of tea overboard as protest against the British tea tax -
Declaration of Independence
Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence in Philedelphia -
American Revolution
War of independence fought between Great Britain and the 13 British colonies on the eastern side of America -
Shay's Rebellion
The farmers from New Hampshire to South Carolina take up arms to protest taxes and penalties for failure to pay -
Constitutional Convention
Made up of 12 of the 13 colonies, who meet in Philadelphia to draft the US Constitution
