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Boston Massacre
This was when Americans were throwing snow and rocks at some British soldiers, and they fired into the crowd killing 4 people. I chose this event because it made a lot of people join the american side.
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Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. This event was important because the Americans showed how much they hated taxation without representation.
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The battle of Brandywine
In this battle, the Americans made some tactical errors and lost. This was a major loss for the Americans because they were driven out of Philadelphia.
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The Battles of Saratoga
The battles of saratoga were a series of battles that led to Burgoyne's surrender. These battles were important because it was the turning point of the war and it also made some Europeans to join Americansin the war. -
The Battle of Kings Mountain
This Battle was when the American army surrounded British troops and slaughtered them.This was an important event because it was the first American victory in a while and the British lost many troops. -
End to The War
At this time, Cornwallis surrendered his force of about 8,000 troops. This was an important event because the war had pretty much ended and the Americans had won. Britain had started to create a peace treaty with America.
