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End of the French and Indian War
Better know as the Seven Years War, so it all started because British and the French was trying to expand their territories but kept bumping into each other, and eventually lead them into a war. it is said to be one of the bloodiest wars ever fought -
Proclamation of 1763
Granted by King George the third it closed all colonies promotion to expand land westward of the thirteen colonies. 10 -
Stamp Act
Caused a tax directly on British America and required that all printed material be on stamped paper provided by London. -
Quartering Act of 1765
Passed by Parliament, it made colonies provide food, supplies, and shelter to British Troops -
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Stamp Act Congress
Famously known as "First Congress" held meetings in New York to -
Bostosn Massacre
A street riot caused by " Patriots" against British Soldiers. The patriots decided to throw rock, snow balls, ect. at the soldiers. Only 5 were killed and 6 were injured. -
Tea Act of 1773
the East Indian Tea Company was in debt so Britain decided to help them and allowed them to dale their tea in the colonies -
Boston Tea Party
Disgusted as,Native American went aboard a ship and dumped all the tea that was aboard into the Boston Harbor -
Coercive Acts 1774
Better known as intolerable, it was a set of laws to punish the colonists for acting out like dumping of the tea and protesting the stamp act -
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First Continental Congress
Meeting of the 12 of the 13 colonies in PA that was created in reaction to the Coercive Acts -
Second Continental Congress
considered as the first government In the Americans -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
was the first military actions in the start of the American Revolutionary War -
New York Campaign
Also known as the Battle of Long Island, first major battle of the Revolutionary War resulting in Washington and the Continental Army to leave New York. -
Battle of Princeton
Washington's defeat over Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis army -
Battle of Saratogo
turning point giving the Americans a victory over the British in the Revolutionary War -
Southern Campaign
most of the conflicts were in the north so a group of people decided to compaign and created the Saratoga Campaign but it failed so they moved their focus to the southern colonies to create peace -
Ratification of the Constitution
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Articles of Confederation
first written constitution of the US -
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Battle of Yorktown
Battle between the combination of French troops and American Continental Army against a British Army; American troops when -
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Constitutional Convention
intended to rise the Articles of Confederation
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