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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when the colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped 342 chests of British East India Company tea into Boston Harbor in a protest against the Tea Act and British taxation without representation -
the battles of lexington and concord
the battles of Lexington and concord was marked the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, sparking the conflict between British forces and colonial militias in Massachusetts -
The Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence - July 4, 1776 Teaching, The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, declared the 13 American colonies independent from Great Britain, outlining the colonists' reasons for separation and emphasizing natural rights and the right to revolt against oppressive governments. -
British Southern Strategy
Following the British defeat at Saratoga in 1777 and the French entry into the war in 1778, the British shifted their focus to the Southern colonies, hoping to regain control. -
The final Battle of Yorktown
The final major battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Siege of Yorktown, resulted in the surrender of British General Cornwallis to a combined force of American and French troops effectively ending the war