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Chronology

1763

The Seven Years’ War ends. A proclamation by King George III bars British North American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. Parliament passes the Stamp Act, but colonial opposition prevents it from going into effect. Parliament repeals the Stamp Act but passes the Declaratory Act. All the Townshend duties are repealed, except the one on tea. The Boston Massacre takes place on March 5. Parliament passes the Tea Act. In December, Patriots dump more than 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor, an event remembered as the Boston Tea Party. Parliament passes the Coercive Acts. The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia from September to October. War begins on April 19 with fighting at Lexington and Concord and along the road to Boston. The Second Continental Congress convenes in Phila- delphia, voting in June to create the Continental Army. On June 17, the British suffer more than 1,000 casualties at the Battle of Bunker Hill. In December, Patriots are defeated at the Battle of Quebec. The British evacuate Boston in March. On July 4, Congress votes to approve the Declaration of Independence. In September, the British occupy New York City. On December 26, the Continental Army wins the Battle of Trenton. British general John Burgoyne leads an invasion from Canada. His army fails to reach Albany, New York, and Burgoyne ultimately surrenders near Saratoga, New York. In September, a British Army under General William Howe captures Philadelphia. In February, France and the United States sign the Treaty of Alliance. The British abandon Philadelphia in June and withdraw to New York City. The British and Continental armies clash at the Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey, on June 28. In December, British forces capture Savannah, Georgia. In fighting in South Carolina, the British win major victories by capturing Charleston (May 12) and routing the American southern army at the Battle of Camden (Aug. 16). Patriot militiamen smash Loyalists at the Battle of Kings Mountain (Oct. 7). The Townshend Acts are passed. British troops are sent to Boston.

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