American Revolution

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    French and Indian War

    French and Idian War- wich is also commonly reffered to the Seven Years War by the Brittish.
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    The Rifle

    The rifle was invented to be Lightweight, economic, and fatally precise.
    <ahref='http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/vafo/vaforifle.html' >Riffle</a>
  • Stamp Act is repelled

    The Stamp Act is repelled by the Parliament because of colonial rebellion. Plus, the Document also gets approved by King George III.
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  • Stamp Act

    The Brittish attempted to cover the costs of the 'Seven Years War' and the Stationing of the Brithish Troops in America with the 'Stamp Act', which led to the outcry from the colonist, "No Taxation Without represantation".
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  • Townshed Acts

    After the Stamp Act the Parliament decides to issue the Townshed Acts.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The massacre only killed 6 people but it encouraged the Revolutionary efforts.
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  • Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea party was an event of when the patriots, dressed in American Indian clothing, threw the tea off of Brithish Ships.
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    First Continental Congress

  • The Battle of Lexington

    The Battle of Lexington
    PictureThe British won 'The Battle of Lexington'.
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  • The Battle of Concord

    The Americans invented a new type of fighting, which is Guerilla Warfare.
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  • The Siege of Boston

    The Siege of Boston
    15,000 Minutemen laid siege to Boston, when the British withdrew. It lasted until 17th of March.
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  • The Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress
    Revolutionary-WarThe Second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia and it remained until the end of the war.
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    George Washington- General of the COntinental Army

    George washington was the General who led the continental army and even after his leadership he became the President in April 30, 1789.
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  • Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge

    The Patriots won this one.
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  • The Battle of Sullivan's Island

    The patriot troops were successful, for the first time, at defending their land from the Brittish sea and land invasion.
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  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    PictureThis document was a list of grievances of the colonists and the justification of the breaking away from the mother counry.
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  • Battle of Fort washington

    This battle was won by the Brittish where the American casualties were 6 more than the British.
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  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton
    This was the turning point of the American Revolution because of major losses, Washington was desperate to turn things around.
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  • Battle of Germantown

    The patriots fail to retake Philadelpha, the patriot's capital, because General Howe outmaneuvered General Washington in September the 26th by marching 9,000 proops into the capital, unopposed.
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    The Convay Cabal

    General Horatio Gates and General Thomas Conway as well as other generals and members of the Congress plotted to overthrow General Washington and replace him with General Gates.
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  • VonSteuben

    VonSteuben
    VonSteuben was a major asset to the Colonial army because he established new sanitation and fighting style.
    <ahref='https://drive.google.com/a/student.iss.k12.nc.us/file/d/0B04Xl62YkJHpdVNQRDRUbVlRTlk/view' >VonSteuben.dox</a>
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    Battle of Yourktown

    American-HistoryThe final battle of the American Revolutionary War.
  • Surrender of General Cornwallis

    Surrender of General Cornwallis
  • Treaty of Pariis

    Treaty of Pariis
    The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783, and it was ratified by congress on January 14, 1784. It marked the end of the American Revolutionary war.
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  • The United States Constitution

    In September 15 the Constitution is approved by a unanimous vote, then in September 17 it was signed by John Hancock and 38 others. Then, the Constitution is ratified in July the 2nd.
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