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French & Indian War
-war that started the revolution -
Stamp Act
-tax on paper
-parliament made colonists put stamps on wills, newpapers, etc. -
Townshend Acts
-laws passed by parliament that set taxes on imports on colonies
-taxes were on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea -
Boston Massacre
-conflict between colonists and British soldiers
-four colonists were killed -
Boston Tea Party
-protest against increased tea prices
-colonists dumped British Tea into the Boston Harbor -
Intolerable Acts
-laws set up by parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British
-patriots felt that they could not tolerate such unfair laws -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
-first battle of the American Revolution
-some of american militia was called "minutemen" -
Olive Branch Petition
-an offer of peace sent by the Second Continental Congress
-last attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war -
Battle of New York
-British win
-force continental army to retreat -
Battle of Trenton
-battle won by Americans
-fought on the morning of Christmas -
Declaration of Independence
-document that said the united states was an independent nation
-Thomas Jefferson wrote it -
Battle of Saratoga
-turning point
-won by Americans
-convinces french to fight with Americans -
Period: to
Valley Forge
-where Washington's army stayed during the winter -
Battle of Yorktown
-last war of the american revolution
-most important battle -
Treaty of Paris
-treaty that officially ended the war
