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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Age of Exploration
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus arrives in America
He wanted to reach the Asia ( The Indies ) stopped to soon because he thouhght he reached Asia and really went to America -
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The Revolutionary Era 1750-1783
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French and Indian War
The war fought between between the French and the British for control of North America -
The Proclamation of 1763
The king forbade colonist from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains with this new law. -
Sugar Act
This 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 Masscheutts colonists and British soliders that started the Revoluntionary War. -
Declaration of Indepence
1776 document stating that the 13 English colonies were a free, indepent nation -
Battle of Long Island
In the Battle of Long Island more than 1,400 Americans were killed, wounded, or captured. The rest retreated to Manhattan. -
Washington crosses the Delaware
George Washington crosses the Delaware river and leads a suprise attack aganist the Hessians in Trenton New Jersey -
Battle of Saragota
Major turning point in the war. It ended the British threat to New England -
Valley Forge
Washinton's Continental Army began preparing for the winter 1777-1778 by building a makeshift camp at Velley Forge -
Battle of Monmouth
During the Battle of Monmouth in 1778, Mary Ludwig Hayes carried water to her husband and other soilders. -
Battle of Yorktown
The British hadd lost the Battle of Yorktown.
