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Proclamaton of 1763
The proclamation Line of 1763 was a boundary built in the application mountains to separate the British and the colonist. The British government wanted to build a boundary because they didn't want the american colonist crossing the application mountains, if they did the might create tension with the french and native Americans there.
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The stamp act
The stamp act was the British taxing the american colonists. They taxed newspaper, almanacs, dice, etc. The British taxed the colonist because they wanted more money. Taxes were meant to recoup British costs protecting the colonists, They were being forced to pay the British war debt. The stamp act congress met in the fall of 1765 to make a direct appeal to parliament to repeal the crazy taxes, the colonist used paper money while the British used coins as money.
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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was starting to get more red coats. There is a story where something was going on and colonists were insulting the British soldiers. They threw snowballs and ice at them. Since that was happening more British soldiers came to defend the other soldiers. And someone in the crowd yelled "fire." so the red coats shot into the crowd, which made the colonists even more angry. But no one is at fault. -
The tea act
The tea act was in 1773, parliament passed the tea act. Which granted the east India company the right to import tea into the colonies. Colonists still had to pay tax, the tea act affected all the colonies. There were lots of protests. -
The Boston Tea party
The Boston tea party happend because the colonist broke the rule of crossing the proclamation line. Now the colonists were afraid there would be more goods being taxed like tea, alcohol, and sugar. But now the colonies have to pay for crossing the proclamation line. After being taxed the colonies decide to strike back by throwing the British tea off into the Boston harbor and make it so its a waste of tea for the British empire. -
The Intolerable acts.
The intolerable acts was a major point for the colonies, it was 4 different acts/laws. the Boston port was the 1st act, it was when British navy blocked off the British harbor and the British port. The next act which is the 2nd act is the Massachusetts government act, the king and queen basically in charge of everything. They made all the choices. The 3rd act was the act of administration, no rights to a free trial. The quartering act was the fourth act was when British spoilers invaded homes. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord was the loudest shot heard around the world. It started the american war of independence. -
The Green Mountain Boys (Ticonderoga)
The Green Mountain boys in 1770, defended the properties of the rights of local landowners. The green mountain boys joined the revolution without hesitation. -
Bunker (Breed’s Hill)
The colonies were defeated in bunker hill but the patriots proved that they could beat the British. Over 1000 British soldiers were killed or wounded. -
Common Sense
Common sense tried to convince the loyalists to rebel. The common sense was focused on making loyalists become free/patriots, loyalists started to be a patriot so that made the patriots have more people. The king wouldn't accept the Olive Branch petition, he did not like it. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a document. The document declared that the 13 colonies were independent.
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Battle at Trenton/Princeton
The battle of Trenton and Princeton was when Washington's army defeated Hessian. It was the first success won by general George Washington. -
Continental Army Wintering Valley Forge
The Continental Valley Forge was during the American revolution. It was when the soldiers worked together to build huts for shelter. Since things were unsanitary, most people got sick and it plagued the camp. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was the British wanting to isolate the new England colonies. British wanted 3 armies to capture the city of Albany, New York. There were 2 battles of Saratoga, the British won the first battle and the Americans were victorious at the second. -
War in the South/Charleston
The war at the south was the battle of Charleston, the seige of Charleston. Lincoln was forced to surrender but he refused to. -
Battle of Yorktown.
The battle of Yorktown was the final large battle, Cornwallis chose to travel to Yorktown to get supplies in and enough military needs. Yorktown got surrounded and general Cornwallis decided to surrender.