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Boston Massacre
British soilders fired into a crowd of colonists resulting in 5 peoples death. -
Paul Reveres Ride
Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott, rode to warn the colonial militia that the British Troops were marching toward Lexington and Concord. -
Boston Tea Party
American colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest against British taxation without representation. -
Passage of the intolerable acts
This refers to the British Parlamentes response to the Boston Tea Party in 1774. It involved punitive measures against the American colonies. -
Creation of the Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was created because the growing tension between the American colonies and Great Britian. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These were the first military angaments of the American Revolution. The British troops and colonial militia were fighting and the colonies won. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
It was in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The American forces fought the British, even though they had to retreat they were willing to fight for their freedom. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declareation of Independance was when we gained our freedom from Great Britian. -
Battles of Saratoga
The American Continental Army, led by General Horatio Gates, Fought against the British forces commanded by General John Burgoyne -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a agreement that ended the American Revolutionary War.