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French and Indian war
this is between the French and British and they would clam each others land in the New World. This war was important because if the French had won who knows what our government would have been like. -
Sugar Act
the sugar act was a law passed in 1764 putting a tax on sugar for no reason. Although we may not like paying taxes but that how our teachers and other people get paid, so if the sugar act didn't happen who knows how they would get pad. -
The Tea Act
This was one of several measures imposed on the American colonists by the heavily indebted British government in the decade leading up to the American Revolutionary War -
The Boston Tea Party
A bill that was designed to save the faltering East India Company by greatly lowering its tea tax and granting it a virtual monopoly on the American tea trade. -
Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act was the first and easiest to enforce of four acts that together were known as the Coercive Acts. The other three were a new Quartering Act, the Administration of Justice Act and the Massachusetts Government Act. -
The Quartering Act 1774
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Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech
Patrick Henry sounded one of the most famous calls to arms in American history. During a meeting of the Second Virginia Convention at St. John’s Church in Richmond,gave an impassioned plea urging the Old Dominion to form militias to defend -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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. -
Battle of Ticonderoga
French settlers in North America began building a military fortification, Fort Carillon, on the western shore of Lake Champlain. Because of its location, which offered access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley, the fort saw more fighting during the French and Indian War -
Declaration of Independence is written and signed by delegates in the Continental Congress
the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and a others motion for independence. The delegates then spent the next two days debating and revising the language of a statement drafted by Thomas Jefferson. On July 4, Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, and as a result the date is celebrated as Independence Day -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. -
George Washington is Named Commander in Chief
who would one day become the first American president, accepts an assignment to lead the Continental Army.he joined the Continental Congress as a delegate from Virginia. The next year, the Congress offered Washington the role of commander in chief of the Continental Army. -
Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense
Philosopher and writer Thomas Paine helped shape many of the ideas that marked the Age of Revolution.this was the first pamphlet to advocate American independence. -
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Battle of Saratoga.
two battles invasion from Canada during the American Revolutionary War. After capturing Fort Ticonderoga with almost laughable ease, the British army, led by overconfident General John Burgoyne, crawled south at a tortoise pace, giving the rattled Americans -
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Battle of Yorktown
General George Washington, commanding of the French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord the British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary war -
General Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown
Peace Treaty Signed ending the American Revolution recognizing US independence