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Oct 12, 1492
Coloumbus Arrives in America.
Columbus arrived on american land. -
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The Revoutionary Era 1750-1783
The time that the colonist began to rebel agaignst British. -
The French & Indian War
The war fought between the Frnch & the British for control of North America. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The king forbade dolonist from moving west of the Appalachain Mountains with this new law. -
Sugar Act
AN act passed in 1764 that put a new tax on molasses. -
Stamp Act
a 1765 law that placed new duties on legal documents and taxed newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and dice -
Boston Massacre
a 1770 incident in which five colonists were killed by British troops. -
Boston Tea Party.
a 1773 protest in which colonists dressed as Indians dumped tea into Boston Harbor -
Battle Lexington and Concord
in 1775, the conflicts between Massachusetts colonists and British soldiers that started the Revolutionary War -
Declaration of Independence
a 1776 document stating that the 13 English colonies were a free and independent nation. -
Battle of Long Island
a 1776 battle in New York in which more than 1,400 Americans were killed, wounded, or captured -
Washingtion Crosses the Delware
George Washington crosses the Delaware river and leads a suprise attack against the Hessians in Trenton New Jersey. -
Battle of Saragota
a 1777 battle that was the first decisive American victory in the Revolution -
Valley Forge
the Pennsylvania site of Washington's Continental Army encampment during the winter of 1777–1778 -
Battle of Monmouth
A battle that which even women took part in. -
Battle of Yorktown
the 1781 American victory in Virginia that forced the British to surrender
