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Boston massacre
The Bosten massacre was an event that helped start the revolution. many were killed that day including Crispus Attucks who died first,the British captain was captain Preston and although John Adams was a patriot he defended the soldiers in court url:http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/9397720/download_tiny_landscape.jpg?1484321076 -
Lexington And Concord
the first battle(s) of the war.Lexington and Concord.it is are also said to be a Major cause of later fighting since American blood was spilled and war had almost broken out url:http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/9397741/download_tiny_landscape.jpg?1484321305 -
Saratoga
after capturing Ticonderoga Burgoyne was overconfident had his troops moving at a very slow pace which gave Americans time to regruop under horatio gates,wahington also sent benedict arnold,the Americans eventually win saratoga.which convinces france and spain to help out the american cause.this makes saratoga a turning point and was very important url:http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/9397910/download_tiny_landscape.jpg?1484322753 -
France and America signs "French Aliance"
this was something that meant that the french were now helping the Americans which was a good thing and an important thing because it meant that the french (which was a powerful nation with an army) was helping americans url:http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/9407027/download_tiny_landscape.jpg?1484666798 -
French drives British naval force from Chesapeake Bay
this was important because it means that the french cotrolled an area that helped them stop cornwallis from escaping by boat at Yorktown url for image:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/BattleOfVirginiaCapes.jpg/300px-BattleOfVirginiaCapes.jpg -
yorktown
general Cornwallis surrendered here after being surrounded and stuck on a peninsula by french and Americans blocking land and sea, this leads to his surrender.this was important since url:https://www.landofthebrave.info/images/battle-yorktown-surrender-lord-cornwallis.jpg
