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Seven Years War
British and French troops fought for land -
French and Indian War
The French built forts in the Ohio River Valley to claim territory -
Early British Defeats
Took place at Fort Duquesne, General Edward Braddock's defeat, and European tactics ineffective against French and Native American guerrilla warfare. -
British turn the Tide
William Pitt became British Prime Minister and chose James Wolfe to lead. Captured Fort Duquesne and renamed it Fort Pitt. -
Conflict with Native Americans
Pontiac's war, Ottawa leader Pontiac's formed an alliance of Western tribes and attacked British forts -
Boston Tea Party
Tea Act: Gave British East India company monopoly on tea sales. Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Harbor -
British rule leads to conflict
Colonists united in identity after the war and Britain was left with debt. -
Quartering and Stamp Act
The quartering act: Colonists required to house and British soldiers Stamp Act: Tax on various paper products -
Townshend Act
New important duties and powers. Widespread protest against new laws and taxes which led to boycotts -
" The shot heard 'Round the World"
British troops marched to seize weapons in Concord -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
First conflict of American Revolution. British retreated to Boston and suffering losess -
2nd Continental Congress
Appointed George Washington as leader of continental army and began printing money to pay for war effort -
Early Battles of Revolution
Fort Ticonderoga - patriot victory and gained control of rivers Bunker Hill - British victory, but at a high cost -
Call for Independence
Thomas Paine's Common Sense and it argued for self governance and stimulate support for independence -
Declaration of independence
written primarly by Thomas Jeffereson and based on enlightenment ideas -
Valley Forge
Harsh conditions for the Continental Army and citizens provide overwhelming support for troops. British had control of cities and Americans had control of rural areas. -
French Alliance
The first nation to recognize U.S Independence and Marquis de Lafayette was a high - ranking officer -
Benedict Arnold
American general turned traitor and battle of Cowpens, was a significant American victory in the south -
Treaty of Paris
Britain recognize U.S independence and defined new nations boundaries -
Impacts of Revolution
Created 13 independent states united as one nation and spread ideas of liberty and equality