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The Navigation Acts
Restricted colonial trade to England to promote self-sufficiency from the British Empire. -
The Sugar Act
Goods being taxed that are imported into the Americas to other colonies expect British sources -
The Stamp Act
Great Britain taxed the colonist to pay their finances after the war with France. -
Son of Liberty
A political organization to advance the rights of the colonists and fight the taxation of the British. -
The Townshend Acts
Parliament tried to assert by passing legislation to tax goods that the Americans imported from Great Britain, which made America boycott British goods. -
The Boston Massacre
A crowd of three to four hundred people threw snowballs and small objects at the British soldiers. Which triggered the British soldiers and shot 11 innocent people but killed 3 innocent Americans. -
The Intolerable Acts
A series of punitive laws were passed by the British during the Boston Tea Part. it was aimed to punish Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest -
Boston Tea Party
A protest of dumping 342 chests of tea into the harbor -
The Continental Congress
It provided leadership and drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
It inspired the American revolution. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War. -
Christmas for the Continental Army
Washington and his troops secretly crossed the Delaware river while the Hessians were celebrating. The next morning Washington and his troop attacked them and won an important victory. -
Battle of Long Island
Britain and Patriots were in war. The Patriots were driven out of New York and New Jersey but refuge to cross the Delaware River. -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence, in U.S. history, document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, -
Battle of Saratoga
The victory of American over the British -
Winter at Valley Force
The Continental Army was suffering while the British weren't. The Continental Army had no food, clothing, or supplies. -
Battle of Valley Forge
British troops surrendered to the French and Continental Army. -
Guerilla Warfare
A small military force fighting against the conventional military. -
Battle of Yorktown
A war against the American and the British general. Which made the British troops surrender. -
Treaty of Versailles
A peace document was signed by Germany and other Centrals Powers to take the blame for the war.