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French and Indian war
French and Indian war was a seven year war. -
stamp act
the stamp act was anything printed on paper needed a stamp that was bought from the english. That the money that they got from the stamps it went to England -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre was that five colonists died by the british soldiers. A mob of colonist taunting the soldiers. Four died at the scene and the other one died four days later. -
tea tax
Many in England thought this law would be good in America, because it allowed the colonists to drink tea at a cost lower than normal. -
boston tea party
when people dressed up as indians and dumped all the tea into the water and didnt do anything to the boat or anything else. -
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First Continental Congress
The members agreed to boycott british goods. -
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere was the boston committee of correspondence so he could deliver news, and messages to far away places -
lexington and concord
was a battle at lexington and concord was part of the american revolution and was a war of independence -
Second Continental Congress
Established the militia as the continental army to repersent the thirteen states. -
battle of breed's and bunker hill
More than 15,000 colonial troops defended breeds and bunker hill. Following the battles of bunker and breed's hill is Lexington and Concord. -
Declaration of Independence
Is a statment made by the continental congress which said that thirteen american colonies when at war with Great Britian were now individual states. And no longer part of the british empire. -
Battle of Long Island
The battle of Long Island was the first major battle in the american revolutonary war. -
Nathan Hale
He was americas first spy. He spyed on the British he got captured and was hanged -
Crossing the Deleware river
Was the first move in a suprise attack by Goerge Washington against the Hessians. -
Battle of Trenton
The bad weather made it possible for Washington to lead the main body of the continental army against the hessians. -
Battle of Saratoga
Burgoyne moved some of his troops in an attempt to sneak up behind the entrenched American position on high heights. -
Valley Forge
It was a camp that Goerge Washington's troops stayed at. -
Molly Pitcher
Molly Pitcher got a nickname from fighting in the American Revolutionary war. -
Battle of Vincennes
Vincennes was a small army led by Goerge Roger Clark -
Goerge Rogers Clark
He captured vincennes which greatly weakend british influence. -
Lord Cornwallis
He was a leader of a british army.His army surenderd of the battle of yorktown -
Yorktown
General Washington was the leader of the americans. the americans beat the british. americans won and so did the french.
