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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Age of Exploration 1492-1607
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Period: to
The Revolutionay Era 1750- 1783
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The French and Indian War
The war fought between the French and the British for control of North America. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The king forbade colonist from moving west of the Appalation Mountains with this new law. -
Battle Lexington and Concord
70 minutemen were waiting they were commanded by Captian John Parker. The British ordered the minutemen to go home and then a shot fired and no one knew where it came from so they began to fight and 8 colonists were killed. -
Declaration of Independence
Grievences against King George III and the presence of British troops in the colonies during times of peace without constant colonial legislatures. -
Battle of Long Island
A battle in New York in which more than 1,400 were killed, wounded, or captured. -
Washington crosses the Delaware
George Washington crosses the Delaware river and leads a surprise attack against the Hessians in Trentoon New Jersey. -
Battle of Saratoga
The first American victory in the Revolution -
Valley Forge
Washington's Continental Army during the winter. -
Battle of Monmouth
An American Revolution that was in Monmouth County, New Jersey. -
Battle of Yorktown
American Victory in Virginia that forced the British to surrender
