US History simple timeline: Difference between revisions

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** prohibited the colonists from settling in the new lands west of the Appalachian Mts ("Indian Territory)
** prohibited the colonists from settling in the new lands west of the Appalachian Mts ("Indian Territory)
* the colonists begin to protest  
* the colonists begin to protest  
* key events:
* key events of the American Revolution
** 1765: Stamp Act, tax and regulations imposed by Britain
** 1765: Stamp Act, tax and regulations imposed by Britain
*** a series of other taxes were imposed, such as the "Tea Act"
*** as well as a law to force Americans to house ("Quartering Act") British soldiers
*** and appointments of colonial governors by the King and not from colonial vote
** 1770: Boston Massacre, British soldiers shoot into crowd of protesters
** 1770: Boston Massacre, British soldiers shoot into crowd of protesters
** 1773: Boston Tea Party, protest against trade restrictions
** 1773: Boston Tea Party, protest against trade restrictions
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|American Revolution
|American Revolutionary War
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* in 1775 fighting started between colonial "militia" (private soldiers) and British soldiers in Massachusetts
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* on July 4, 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies signed the "Declaration of Independence" which "declared" (stated as fact) that the colonies were now independent from Britain
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