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French and Indian war
The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France -
Stamp act
an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. -
Townshend acts
passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to assert what it considered to be its historic right to exert authority over the colonies through suspension of a recalcitrant representative assembly and through strict provisions for the collection of revenue duties. -
Boston massacre
British Army soldiers shot and killed five people while under harassment by locals -
Boston tea party
was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts -
battle of Lexington & Concord
- the British general was Francis Smith
- the continental general was the Minutemen -the British won -importance was the shot heard around the world
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Bunker hill
- British General was William Howe
- Continental General was Robert Pignot -British won -Helped colonists think they could win
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Battle of Long Island
- British General was William Howe
- Continental general was George Washington -British won
- Makes Washington realize he has to change war tactics
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Battle of Trenton
- British General was Rall Hessian
- Continental general was George Washington
- Colonist won
- First time Washington used gorilla warfare
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Battle of Saratoga
- British general was John Burgoyne
- Continential general was Horatio Gates
- Colonist won -the turning point
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Valley Forge
- Continental General was George Washington
- Colonist won -Laftteaye and vanstuben help us win
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Battle of Monmouth
- British General was William Howe
- Continental General was George Washington
- It was a draw
- Gave them confidence
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Battle of cowpens
- British General was Banastre Tar
- Continental general was Daniel Morgan -Colonist won -A first victory that proved they could win without any other factors
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Battle of Yorktown
- British General was Lord Charles Cornwallis
- Continental General was George Washington
- Colonist won
- It ended the revolutionary war
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Treaty of Paris
Treaty that ended the war
