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Sugar Act
first in a series of taxes British made on the colonies to pay of the French and Indian war -
Stamp Act
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Boston Massacre
Five colonists shot by British soldiers
Caused by tensions from the Townshed Acts -
Tea Act
Made colonist buy tea from only the British
First act to restrict the colonies freedom -
Boston Tea Party
Boston citizens dressed as Indians raid a British ship and throw all the tea into the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Impartial Administration of Justice Act- Allowed royal governer to move trials to other colonies or to England
Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act- ended Massachusetts charter
Boston Port Act- Closed Boston Harbor untill the Price of the lost tea was repayed -
First Continental Congress
12 out of the 13 colonies joined to fix the problems that occered and convince British to give the colonies a place in congress
they also wrote the Declaration of rights and grievances and agreed to convein again -
Declaration of Rights
Document written by Continental Congress to King George III explaning all the rights they deserve and the wrongs the British government has done to them -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First Battle of the war
the first shot of the battle is known as "the shot heard around the world"
Paul Revere road through the country side warning that the British were coming -
Battle of Bunker hill
the battle was actually fought on Breeds hill
the British were able to drive the Americans out but suffered heavy loses -
Olive Branch Petiton
A last attempt for peace made my the Americans
King George III refused to read it, believing he could easly stop the rebellion -
Common sense is published
Patriot Thomas Pain wrote this to help the rebel cause
it argued freedom from Great Britan -
Declaration of Independence
writen by Thomas Jefferson and continental congress to declare their freedom from Great Britan -
Battle of New York
Commander of U.S. - Gen. George Washington
Commander of British- Gen. Howe
British wanted it for it's location and harbor
Washingtons troop fled to New Castle -
British Capture Philadelphia
the British thought this would be a major win to capture the rebel capitol -
Battle of Saratoga
the turning point in the war for the Americans
this victory gives them a very important ally, France -
Valley Forge
the low point for the Continental Army
without being able to tax colonist, continental congress cannot raise any money for them
the army goes with bad weather, poor conditions, and very little food -
Siege of Charleston
the British capture one of the biggest cities in the south through the help of slaves that are promised freedom by the British -
Battle of Yorktown
the last major battle of the Revolution
the British were forced to surrender after they receive no help and the French arive to help the U.S. -
Treaty of Paris (End of Revolutionary war)
treaty that ended the war
Agreements: Great Britian recognizes the U.S. as a free country
spain gets back Florida
France gets a promise from the U.S. to get their support in a war the French are fighting
