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French and Indian War
Fought over who would have power over North America (Britain or France) and this war costed a lot of money for Britain so they imposed taxes on America to regain money and that caused more drama and argument with the country’s and eventually won by the British. -
Boston massacre
The sons of liberty invaded British cargo ships containing tea and dumped them over the sides of the ships after the British implemented a heavy tax on the tea. -
Lexington and Concord
This was the first battle in the revolutionary war that killed 73 troops
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Washington Made Commander in Cheif
This helped win the war with a good commander in chief and this helped the U.S choose him as their president -
Declaration of Independence Written
Delegates from the colonies gathered to write and sign the Declaration of Independence. This declared that the colonies were now the United States of America and a sovereign and I depended nation. -
Battle of Saratoga
A major victory in the revolutionary war when America defeated the British and this let America know that they could win the war -
Battle of Yorktown
In the battle the British forces suffered heavy tolls due to being trapped by the colonists. The British surrender decisively ended the American Revolution. -
Constitution Written
The US constitution was written and signed during the Philadelphia convention. The convention happened because the colonists wanted to separate so they started with establishing their government and laws. -
Lincoln Made President
Lincoln was the president during the civil war in the north and he was the one who made the emancipation proclamation and this helped free millions of slaves -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Confederate states army bombarded fort Sumter and they won but in doing this it started the civil war which lasted for 4 years -
First battle of bull run
This was the first major victory for the confederate army in the civil war and this gave them hope for the war -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was the deadliest battle of the war causing the most casualties and this was the turning point of the war. -
Emancipation proclamation
This was a presidential proclamation that took place in the middle of the civil war which changed the legal status of 3 million enslaved African Americans then a few years later it was put as the 13th amendment in 1865 -
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
Battle at Appomattox which in this battle Robert E Lee surrendered and a few hours later the civil war was brought to an end -
Lincoln assasination
Lincoln was one of the best presidents there had been and he was murdered just a few days after the civil war ended
