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stamp act
the stamp act was a stamp they put on like tea that cost money to send stuff. this was act of parliment of great britain on the colonies and was ordered by the King and Queen. the stamp act was a direct tax on colonist.
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Boston Massacre
Boston massacre was a fight on king street. It was a fight between the patriots and the British.The conflict energized anti-British sentiment and paved the way for the American Revolution.
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Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation". -
Lexington/Concord
the battles of lexington and cocord kicked off the American revolutionary war. many british people marched into boston during the night and thats when paul revere alerted the patriots. (https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord) -
Bunker hill
the british defeated the americans at bunker hill. Even though the Americans lost they wiped out a lot of british troops. this gave the Americans confidence for the future wars throughout the American Revolution.
(https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-bunker-hill) -
common sense
it was a book Thomas Paine wrote to the British. the book was about gaining independence from the British. -
declaration of independence
The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. it was a signing that the 13 colonies gained independence from Britain.
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battle at Trenton/princeton
In the Battle of Trenton (December 26), Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. A week later he returned to Trenton to lure British forces south, then executed a daring night march to capture Princeton on January 3.
(https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-trenton-and-princeton) -
battle of saratoga
the two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. the first battle of saratoga the british wiped out the american forces. british attacked later again but this time the american forces took down the british.
(https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-saratoga) -
continental army wintering at valley forge
General George Washington moved his continental army to their winter quarters at valley forge. By the time they were getting there they were suffering from cold,hunger, and fatigue. valley forge helped them because of the brutal winter of 1777.
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war in the south/Charleston
The siege of Charleston was a major engagement and major British victory. the loss of Charleston was a painful blow to the American cause, made even worse by the capture of over 2,500 Continentals and numerous vital weapons and supplies.
(https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/siege-of-charleston--1780/) -
Battle of Yorktown
it was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army. cornwallis surrendered to washington as the french and american troops trapped the british. the Americans got help from the french as the british got help from the hessians.
(https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-yorktown-begins)
