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boston massacre
Tensions ran high in Boston in early 1770. More than 2,000 British soldiers occupied the city of 16,000 colonists and tried to enforce Britain’s tax laws, like the like the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts. American colonists rebelled against the taxes they found repressive. rallying around the cry no taxation without representation. Skirmishes between colonists,soldiers and between patriot colonists and colonists loyal to Britain. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre -
boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation". they then dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists. then this made the british mad at the colonists.
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lexington/concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord. fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities. particularly in Massachusetts. On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. -
bunker hill
Battle of Bunker Hill also called Battle of Breed’s Hill. first major battle of the American Revolution, fought in Charlestown during the Siege of Boston. Although the British eventually won the battle. it was a Pyrrhic victory that lent considerable encouragement to the revolutionary cause. The Bunker Hill Monument, a 221-foot of granite obelisk. marks the site on Breed’s Hill where most of the fighting took place.
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common sense
Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America. it was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people. then in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government.
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declaration of independence
Declaration of Independence, in U.S. history, document that was approved by the Continental Congress and that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. It explained why the Congress on July 2 “unanimously” by the votes. it was from the 12 colonies had resolved. then when the declaration of independence w.as made then there was the 4th of July.
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battle at trenton/princeton
The Battle of Trenton took place on December 26, 1776, after Washington’s famous crossing of the Delaware. The Battle of Princeton took place on January 3, 1777.
Both Trenton and Princeton have been viewed as relatively minor victories for the Americans. but in terms of building morale and fueling enthusiasm in the badly demoralized Continental Army. the importance of both these American victories cannot be overestimated.
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battle of saratoga
Fought eighteen days apart in 1777, the two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. Though his troop strength had been weakened. Burgoyne again attacked the Americans at Bemis Heights on October 7th. but this time was defeated and forced to retreat.
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continental army wintering at valley forge
With the onset of the bitter winter cold, the Continental Army under General George Washington. enters winter camp at Valley Forge. 22 miles from British troops in Philadelphia. Washington chose a site on the west bank of a River that could be effectively defended in the event of a British attack. they won a victory against the British under Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey.
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war in the south/charleston
The Siege of Charleston was one of the major battles which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War. then after the British began to shift their strategic focus towards fighting in the southern colonies. As a defeat, it was the biggest loss of troops suffered to the revolutionary army. then in the war wherein the losses consisted essentially of the major part of the forces available to the revolutionaries.
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battle of yorktown
On September 28, 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops. begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis. and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia. Earlier, the French fleet commanded by Francois, Count de Grasse. departed St. Domingue for the Chesapeake Bay.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-yorktown-begins
