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stamp act
a tax imposed by the British that was represented by a stamp -
townshend acts
british tax the colonies on things like tea,glass,paint, lead,and more -
Boston massacre
British soldiers fire into a crowd killing 5 people -
Boston tea party
angry colonists dumped over 300 chests of tea into the Boston harbor -
intolerable acts
laws passed by the British to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Act -
patrick henrys speech
the famous speech where Patrick Henry said "Give me liberty or give me death" -
lexington and concord
the first battle in the revolution where Paul Revere read the famous line "The British are coming" -
battle of bunker hill
after the British retreated to Boston they launched an attack against the colonists where the British won. However, the colonists proved they could compete with the British army -
nathan hale executed
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declaration of independence was adopted
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Washington crosses the Delaware
Washington and his army crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night which allowed them to attack the Hessians in the morning morning. -
france and the united states create and alliance
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battle of Saratoga
the turning part in the revolution where the colonists beat the British uplifting colonist moral -
Washington's winters at valley forge
the winter made living conditions very hard for the Patriots due to things like a shortage of extra warm clothes.