Declaration of independence
- new york
-fort ticonderoga
-baron von steuben
-cornwallis
-"don't fire till you see the
whites of their eyes! "
1763 – sostomo sax war ends giving great britain control of north america and
forcing the french army out of canada.
1763 + proclamation act states that colonists may not live west of the
mountains.
party
1764-
_ takes effect, placing a tax on coffee, sugar, and wine. colonists
complain that there cannot be taxation without
_ in parliament.
1765
takes effect, placing a tax on all paper products in the colonies.
products made in britain hoping to put
colonists begin to
merchants out of business
1770 – the
leaves 5 colonists dead.
defends the british troops during their trial.
lead by
dump british
1773 + members of the
tea into boston harbor during the