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Patriots vs The Red Coats
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The French and Indian War
French and Indian War
This was a war between the British and the Huron and the French and the Iroqouis. The British eventually won this war giving the colonists more land. Which was later taken away from them. -
Proclamation of 1763
This was a document signed by the Parliament. This document basically kept the Colonists from taking over the land. The Colonists ignored it and moved on anyway.
[Proclamation of 1763](<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation_of_1763)' >Proclamation of 1763</a> -
The stamp Act
The Stamp ActThis was a law enforced by the Parliament. It taxed all the colonists on paper, wills, stamps, news papers, and letters. The Colonists revolted because of this. -
Quartering Act
Quartering act The Quartering act was an act that pass ed by the Parliament. That forced the colonists to pay for utilities and housing for British soldiers. When they Colonists didn't even want them over there in the first place -
Townshend duties
Townshend Duties
This was an act put on by the Parliament. It raised revenue in the colonies the Tax on tea stayed but taxes on other things disappeared. This resulted in a boycott of tea. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre was an unfair battle between the colonists and the british the colonists started throwing things at the Red Coats. Then out of self defense the Red Coats shot at them to get them to back off. % people were killed and a few wounded -
Tea Act/Boston Tea Party
Tea Act/Boston Tea Party
THis happened after the Boton Massacre. It was because the Colonists got really angry at the Parliament for taxing on tea. So they went on to British ships and dumped the tea overboard. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts Acts that happened after the Boston Tea Party one was that the Parliament shut down all the Harbors, he also kept all the British soldiers under trial, and didn't allow the colonists to hold town meetings. -
Patrick Henry's speech
Patrick Henry's speech He changed the minds of the people to come help fight against the british so they could get they're freedom.. It was put into a pamphlet. Everyone read it. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battles of Lexington and Concord These were two battles between the Red Coats went to get ammo that was in Concord so they went to Concord but Paul Revere and two others went on a midnight ride to let everyone know that the Red coats were coming. So they got ready but lost at lexington. Then made them retreat at Concord. But Patriots lined the route and shot at every red coat they saw. -
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Siege of Boston
<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Boston' >Siege of Boston
This was when the Colonists were able to force the British out of Boston with using Cannons that wouldn't even do anything
This was basically when George Washington got some Cannons and painted trees to look like Cannons that way the British would leave so they could protect they're ships. It worked because the British didn't know that the cannons couldn't reach the ships so they left to protect they're ships. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill The british attacked the colonists to get bunker hill but had to retreat. They then came back again to attack but had to retreat once more. Then they came one last time and the colonists had to retreat. This was a win because the colonists killed 1,000 soldiers but they lost the hill. -
agreement of the declaration/ writing
The Decleration of Independence
Thsi was a document that was written by Thomas Jefferson to the Parliament and King telling them that they no longer wanted to be part of the British and why they have been a bad government. -
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Battle of New York
Battle of New York
This was a battle that the continental army lost in trying to have New York and were forced to the edge and almost lost but were able to escape across the river because of fog. THey were able to escape because the British were idiots and didn't advance when they had them in their grasps. -
American Crisis
The American Crisis
This was written to encourage/keep soldiers fighting to help them win and maybe end the war. It basically gave them a second wind. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton
This basically encouraged and told the soldiers that they can win and defeat the Red Coats and that they should not give up. They won the Battle very easily -
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Saratoga
This was the final battle at Saratoga and it was won and this proved to the French and the Spanish that they can win so later the French supplied them with troops, Navy and Much more. Then later the Spanish came and helped. -
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The encampment at Valley Forge
Encampment at Valley Forge
This was where the Continental army stayed after they were defeated in Philadelphia and got well trained by Von Steuben and later captured Philadelphia easily. -
The battle of Monmoth Courthouse
Battle of Monmouth CourthouseThis was the only battle that George Washington won using the open field battle style fighting technique This then caused a turn in the war to happen the continental army was then on top -
Battle of Savannah
Battle of Savannah
This was the first battle fought after the British decided to move the war to the south. This resulted in a loss for the Continental army. -
Surrender of Charleston
Seige of Charleston
This was the Second battle of the South it took a week to a month but after all the fighting it resulted in another loss for the Continental army. -
Battle of Camden
Battle of Camden
This was a battle just outside of Camden that was a great win for the British defeating gates. But a terrible loss that almost gave up hope for the Continental army. -
Battle of Kings Mountain
Battle of Kings Mountain
This was a battle that was fought just outside the town of KIngs mountain when the Red Coats were trying to retreat the Patriots surprised them and attacked them closing them in and the General was shot dead causing the loyalists to surrender giving the Patriots a win. -
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Yorktown
The British moved to yorktown so they could get supplies but in 1781 the French came and stopped the British from bringing supplioes. Then washington and a French fleet attacked the British and made them surrender on October 19, 1781. 8,000 troops surrendered this won the war. Then after wards they made the british walk the two lines they formed and put there weapons at the end. -
The Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris
This was put in to play giving the United States there INdependence. There boundries would be the Mississippi river to the west,Canada to the North,and Spanish Florida to the South. They also received rights to fish off the coast near newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Also that the British had to return any enslaved people. Also the Congress recomended the states return all the property taken from the loyalists.
