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Revolutionary War
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stamp act
The Stamp Act required that all colonists buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities. -
Boston Massacre
An event in which the British Troops were shooting at the colonists that surrounded them, only 5 people died, and it was considered a massacre because the colonists had no weapons. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists called the Sons of Liberty stopped the East India Company from unloading their tea by dumping it into the harbor. -
shot heard 'round the world
The shot heard round the world was the firsrt shot, fired by an unknown, of the American Revolution. Afterwards, the British opened fire killing 8 Americans. -
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
Though the battle was a small one, the implications were large. It gave the colonists relief, because the American colonies stope fighting. -
Declaration of independance
A document that states the fact that we work as one, and not as 13 individual colonies. -
battle of saratoga-
The American victory at Saratoga was a major turning point in the war for Independence, heartening the supporters of independence and convincing France to enter in the war as an ally of the fledgling United States. -
Battle of Yorktown
Losing his grip on the Carolinas, Cornwallis marched his army into Virginia and seized Yorktown and Gloucester, towns on each side of the York River.
