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Revolution
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The Proclaimation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited the colonists to move west of he Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
Parliament issues the sugar act. -
The Stamp Act
Parliament passes the Stamp act -
The Quartering Act
Parliament issues the Quartering Act. -
The Declaratory Act
Parliament issues the Declaratory act, which states that Parliament can tax the colonists whenever. -
The Townshend Act
Parliament issues the Townshend Act, this taxed things such as glass, tea, and paper. -
Boston Massacre
The colonists attack the British in order to protest against the acts that were going into effect. This led many other colonists to boycott British goods. -
The Tea Act
Parliament issues theTea Act -
The Intolerable/Coercive Act
Parliament issues the Intolerable Act. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress had 12 colonies and started in response to the Coercive act. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress inclued 13 colonies and ran the colonies through the Revolutionary war. -
Affidavit by Edward Thoroton Gould
Gould states that he does not know who fired first at Lexington. This is a legal document, so it is reliable. -
Battle of Bunker Hill (Colonists)
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Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense" to show why the colonists should seperate from England. -
The Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed. -
The Battle of Trenton (Colonists)
Washington leads his trops into the British encampment to attack -
The Battle of Bennington (Colonists)
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The Battle of Brandywine (British)
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The Battle of Sartoga (Colonists)
General Burgoyne surrenders to colonists. -
The Battle of Savannah (British)
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The Battle of Monmouth (Colonist)
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The Battle of Kings Mountain (Colonists)
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The Battle of Cowpens (Colonists)
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The Battle of Eutaw Springs (Both Claimed Victory)
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The Treaty of Paris
THe Treaty of Paris signifoed that the United States was an independent nation.