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Paul revere
He was a american silversmith but is well known for his midnight ride where he rode to warn of britsh attack -
French and Indian war
This war was between the French and the Britsh for land in the new world -
Sugar act
The sugar act was a tax on molasses from the french and dutch west indies.By the British -
Currency Act
This act by the Britsh Parliment was so that British merchants where to be paid in coins and no colonial currency. -
Quartering Act
This law was passed by the British parliament meaning that British soldiers could find food and shelter in American clolonials houses -
Stamp act
Instead of tax on goods, it means there was a tax directly on colonies -
Townshed acts
This tax took away colonies' rights and taxed new Imports such as paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that broke out between colonists and British soldiers. -
Boston tea party
The colonist angry at the British dump tea into the Boston harbor.They were dressed up as Indians -
Second continental congress
It had delegates from 13 colonies it was held shortly after the start of the war this was held in Phildalfia -
First continental congress
The first continental congress was with powerful white men of 12 out of the 13 colonies,wich was for a uprising against the British. -
Minute men
These where civilian people who trained and where meant to fight in a minute if their colony was attacked. -
start of the revolutionary war
when local minutemen and British soldiers clashed at lexigtion and concord. -
Bunker Hill
In this battle the Britsh defeated the Americans this battle was also fought on breeds hill, not bunker hill. -
Declaratory Act
This was when the Britsh parliament repealed the stamp act and lowered the tax on sugar. -
Signing of the declaration of indpendence
This document states America's freedom from egland it has our amendments and our rules it was signed by many representatives from the colonies -
The battle of Saratoga
This was the turning point of the war because the minute men surrounded the British -
The battle of yorktown was the end of revolutnary war
17,000 French soldiers and lead by George Washington they surrounded Genral Cornwalice and 9,000 troops and fired until they surrendered. -
The treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the American Revolution and officially meant America was free. -
The US goverment was created
After the war, the people had wanted George Washington to be the king but Congress knew that that is why we went to war and why we where having the problem so they created a republic. -
George Washington becomes the first US president.
George Washington took his oath in New York and became the first us president. -
signing of the us constitution
It was signed during the second continetal congress and it has our laws and our basic rights.
