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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Age of Exploration 1492-1607
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus arrives in America
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The Revolutinary Era 1750-1783
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The French and Indian War
The war fought between the French adn the British for control of North America -
The Proclamation of 1763
The King forbade colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains with this new law -
Sugar Act
The act that put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. -
Stamp Act
The act that placed new duties (taxes) on legal documents such as wills, diplomas, and marriage papers. It also taxed newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and even dice. -
Boston Massacre
A riot in Boston caused by the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons. -
Boston Tea Party
A raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the contents of several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea and against the monopoly granted the East India Company. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolutionary War. British troops had moved from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists' military supplies and arrest revolutionaries. In Concord, advancing British troops met resistance from the Minutemen, and American volunteers harassed the retreating British troops along the Concord-Lexington Road. Paul Revere, on his famous ride, had first alerted the Americans to the British movement. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. -
Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island was the start of a successful British campaign that gave the British control of the strategically important city of New York. More than 1,400 Americans were killed, wounded, or captured. The rest retreated to Manhattan. The British pursued. To avoid capture, Washington hurried north. -
Washington crosses the Delaware
George Washington crosses the Delaware River and leads a surprise attack against the Hessians in Trenton, New Jersey -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle fo Saratoga was a major turning point in the war. It ended the British threat to New England, and boosted American spirits at a time when Washington's army was suffering defeats. Most importantly, it convinced France to become an ally of the United States. -
Valley Forge
Washington's Continental Army built a makeshift camp for the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge -
Battle of Monmouth
A pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution that ended with the withdrawal of British forces -
Battle of Yorktown
The last battle of the Revolutionary War fought near the seacoast of Virginia. There the British general Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to General George Washington.
