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Boston Massacre
An event in which five colonists were shot by British soldiers on the streets of Boston. The colonists were throwing things at them but that did not give the British the right to shoot. -
Boston Tea Party
An event in which the colonists took acction and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Americans intercepted the British who were trying to destroy American weapons and ammunition. The first shot fired, by who is unknown, was called the shot heard round the world. This shot started the war. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British technically won, but in a sense the Americans won. The British defeated the Americans, but they lost more men then the Americans by far. -
Battle of New York
The british drove washington out of New York and he retreated to the white plains, where for the first time washington and his troops held their own. But again the British outmaneuvered them. -
Declaration of Independence Signing
On this day the Declaration of Independence was signed. The Declaration of Independence declared or independenc from Bitian, because we wanted freedom. -
Battle of Trenton
This sneak attack non the drunk Hessians gave Washinton a much needed victory that lifted morale extremely high. -
Battle of Princeton
A week after Trenton, Washington decided that he wanted to keep his momentum and get another victory before winter. -
Battle of Saratoga
The American victory ended Howe's plan to split theolonies in two. It showed the world that Americans were no wimps. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was a harsh winter training camp that lasted from the winter of 1777-1778. This camp turned a bunch of untrained colonists into military men -
Battle of Yorktown
Gerorge Washington closes in on the British from three directions. The British eventually surrendered. This battle often marks the end of the war. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the war, was w=signed on september third, 1783
