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Sugar Act
Put a three cent tax on any foreign refined sugars. It banned importation of rum and french wines. -
Stamp act
Passed by the British Parliaments. The money from the act was used to pay the costs of defending and protecting then american frontier -
Boston Massacre
No one knows who shot the first gun. British soldiers threw snow/ice balls at the colonists. -
Tea Act
American colonists could buy no tea unless it came from the east india company. The response was Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists were getting overly taxed for tea. Colonists threw all the tea over the ships side. -
Lexington & Concord
British chose to march to concord. First battle of the war. Americans lost terribly, it hurt George Washington's reputation. -
Second Continental Congress
Was held at the state house in Philadelphia. The leader was John Hancock -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Happened on the Charleston peninsula. 2,400 british and 1,500 americans. The british drove the americans out of the charleston peninsula area. -
Olive Branch Petition
Written by the second contiental congress. King George would not read it and denied it. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote this book. He argued about american freedom. He is very open-minded in his book. -
Declaration of Rights
Drafted in 1776 to proclaim the rights of men. It was based on the english bill of rights. -
Battle of New York
Happened in Long Island, New York. British had 30,000 men and the americans had 20,000 men. British won the war and captured 2,000 americans on top of the 1,000 already captured. -
Declaration of Independence
It was created by Thomas Jefferson. The document was signed on July fourth also known as now Independence day. -
Battle of Trenton
Happened on the Delaware river, in Trenton, New Jersey. Americans had 2,400 troops with only eighteen guns and british had 1,400 troops. The Americans had won this battle. -
Battle of Brandywine Creek
Happened in west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There was 6,000 british and hessians and 8,000 americans. The british won this battle. -
Battle of Saratoga
Happened in Saratoga County, New York. British had 6,600 troops and The americans had 6,600 troops. British had to surrender, giving the americans this land. -
Valley Forge
Americans camped about 2,000 acres of ground in a pennsylvania community known as Valley Forge. -
John Paul Jones captures the Serapis
He is known as 'Father of the American Navy.' He sunk the Serapis Ship(british ship) -
Battle of Yorktown
Happened in Virginia, United States. Americans had 8,800 troops, with 7,800 troops of the french and British only havign 6,000 troops. This war is the last war of the american revolution. The americans and french won. -
Traty of Paris (ending the Revolutionary War)
Ended the Revolutionary war. The americans still let british have troops in the United states.
