Revolutionary war timeline
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Updated: 17 Nov 2017
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Created byJames Dare
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Proclamation of 1763
the Proclamation of 1763 makes it so
the Americans can not go past the
Appalachian Mountains
because the Native
Americans owned that
land . This made the
Americans mad so they broke the rule
and went past the mountains to buy
and sell land.The french and Indian war
The French and Indian war was the French
fighting the British for America. The French
were winning in the begging. Then in 1757
William Pitt became prime minister. He was
a great military planner. William Pitt lead
Great Britian to victory.Sugar act
The sugar act made Americans have to pay
less for taxes on stuff like sugar and molasses and
it reenforced payment for taxes so it would
be hard to get away with not paying for it.
It also taxed foreign goods like sugar, certain
wines, coffee, and more. So it made the colonist
mad and made them get closer to thinking about fight back.Townshend acts
The Townshend act imposed the duties on glass,
lead, paints, paper,
and tea imported to the colonies. People did not like it so the Parliament
repealed all the acts except the one on tea.Tea act
It let the British east India company tea.
The colonist did not like it so they did the Boston tea party.
After they did the Boston tea
party they got punished and had to pay for the tea.Boston massacre
the colonist were throwing stuff at a British troop.
So more British troops can to solve the problem.
Then the troops began to shoot the colonist and killed 5 people.
So the British troop in charge was arrested with manslaughter.Boston tea party
Patriots boraded ships full of tea and threw the tea off.
Then the British sent the navy and closed the docks.
then They punished
patriots and made them have to pay for the tea.Battle of bunker hill
The British and colonists fought at Bunker hill. British won in the end.
Also the Americans took a good amount of people
from the British and that gave them hope.Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence says that the colonists
don't wont to be a part of great Britain because they have
been treated badly. Also the want to be their own country.
The British did not agree with this so the the United States had
to Declare their Independence from Great Britain. Britain did not
argee with this so they fought a bit more still.
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