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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act is a tax on the legal recognition of documents.
It was an act of the parliment of Great Britain which imposed tax on the british colonies. -
The Bostion Massacre
9 British soilder shot 5 people. The patriot were throwing sticks and stones which killed many colonists. -
Lord North's Measures
He porposed a number of legastive measures that were supposed to punish the Bostonians. -
Boston Tea party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. -
The Coercive Acts
4 laws passed by the British Parilment to punish the colony of Massachuetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. The Intolerable acts in the American Colonies. -
First Continental Congress convenes
Delegates from 12 of Britain's 13 American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression. -
French and Indian war
North American colonies agaist the french. -
British attacks on the coastal towns
British raids on American coastal towns. They contributed to a general deterioration of relations between Great Britain and the American colonies. -
Patrick Henry
Henry was requesting that Virginia colony to raise a militia in order to defend their right to freedom. "Give Me Liberty, or Give me Death!", Henry was convinced that war against Britain was inevitable. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
It's the first battle of Revolutionary War. The battle was fought in the Middlesex county. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
In the Revolutionary War, the British defeated the Americans. Inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost during the Siege of Boston. -
Burning of Falmouth
The British Navy bombarded and burned the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. It was commanded by Captain Henry Mowat. -
King George III's speech to parliament
It declares the colonies in rebellion and authorizes the use of force to put down the insurrection. -
Thomas paine's common sense
Thomas paine wrote common sense. A pamlet that claimed the colonist had the right to be an indepent nation. -
Declaration of Independence
It was declared the United States as a free State. It was sign by the revolutionaries. -
Washington crosses the Delaware
It allowed Washington's army to strike the Hessians at Trenton the next morning. -
Battle of Valley Forge
The battle of Valley Forge last through Dec 19, 1777- Jun 19,1778 -
France and the United States form an alliance
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris, France. The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the United States as an independent nation and promoted trade between France and the United States. -
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones said, 'I have not yet begun to fight'. Fight with war stamps & bonds. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle of yorktown lated from sep 24, 1781-Oct 19 1781. The British troops surrender to the Continental Army.