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The Stamp Act
It was the British taxing colonists' goods like Papers,letters,dice,cards,and clothes. -
The Boston Massacre
British soliders were being harrased by the colonists and they open fired, in self defence, killing five colonists. -
The Boston tea party
December 16, 1773,a group of Boston citizens protested the British tax on tea imported to the colonies. The colonists dressed as indians and dumped all the tea in the harbor. -
The plan to attack Philadelphia
Howe had an ambitious plan for the 1777 campaign. Howe said that if Germain sent him reinforcements, he could launch various offensives, including sending 10,000 men up the Hudson River to take Albany, New York. -
Burgoyne's plan to capture Albany
Burgoyne seeking a command in the upcoming action brought up a plan that had been discussed by various British generals since 1775.An attempt to divide the American colonies by an invasion from Quebec. -
Saratoga campaign
The Saratoga Campaign was an attempt by Great Britain to gain control of the Hudson River valley. -
Battle of Camden
After a brief aggressive maneuver which threatened the British position in the Carolinas Cornwallis moved his forces to engage the American forces. The two armies engaged one another in the Battle of Camden six miles north of South Carolina. -
Battle of Cowpens
Morgan's reinforced army engaged a significantly larger British force under the command of Banastre Tarleton and won a decisive victory. -
Battle of Guilford Court House
After the British forces broke through Greene's first line made up of North Caroline Militia and the second line made up of Virginia Militia they threatened the third line made up by the 1st Maryland Regiment under the command of Gunby, and the 2nd Maryland Regiment. -
The end of the revolutionary war
The biggest outcome of the revolutionary war was that the 13 English colonies were freed from British rule.
