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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Age of Exploration
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus arrives America
Christopher was traveling the seas until he found America thinking it was somewhere else. -
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The Revolution Era 1750-1783
The period of time that the colonists rebelled England -
The French and Idian War
The war fought between the French and the British for control of North America. -
The Proclmation of 1763
The king forbade colonist from moving west of the Appalachian Mounstains with this new law. -
Sugar Act
The British had put taxes on all type of molasses which at first most of the colonies just smugled molasses. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act was whenever the British had made a new law so that the colonists would pay for a stamo because the governer was in debt. -
Boston Massacre
The colonists started to throw rocks and ice to the soldiers, and since the soldiers didn't know what to do, they started to shoot back at the colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party was whenever the colonists had thrown 45 ounds of tea into the ocean because they didn't want to be paying taxes on tea. -
Battle Lexington and Concord
A shot was heard at the battle so the British started shooting and 7 colonists died. -
Declaration of Independence
This was whenever the Declaration of Independence was publised. -
Battle of Long Island
This battle was the defeat of the continental army under washington;s command. -
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
It began the British threat to New England. -
Valley Forge
This battle was when the colonists had set up camps at Valley Forge -
Battle of Monmouth
The army of British and German troops against American Continental troops and militia -
Battle of YorkTown
Was a desicive victory by the continental army to where the surrender for Cornwallis
