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French and Indian War
- First war create the Revolution -Caused britian to have power over colonists
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Townsend Acts
-Law passed by Parliament in 1767 that set taxes on imports to the colonist
- The acts are named after Charles Townshend -
Boston Massacre
-a conflict between colonists and British
-four colonists were killed -
Boston Tea Party
-Protest againist increased tea prices
-Colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor -
Intolerable Acts
-series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British
-Happened after the Boston Tea Party -
Battle of Lexigton and Concord
-the first battle of the American
-The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This was fought during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill Charlestown, Massachusetts -
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Stamp Act
-came together to form a statement protesting the Stamp Act
-laws passed by Parliament to make colonist buy a stamp to place on many items such as wills and newpapers -
declaration of Independence
-doc that said US was independent
-defined as the formal statement written by TJ -
Battle of Trenton
-Battle won by the Americans
- The entire Hessian force was capured, losses to the Americans -
Battle of Saratoga
-renew the morale of the American public
-battle won by the Americans -
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Valley Forge
-Place where Washington army spent winter
-how to go because he failed to retake the city -
Battle of Monmouth
-fought in Monmouth county New Jersey
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Battle of Yorktown
-Siege of Yorktown also known as the battle of Yorktown
-Last battle of American Revolution -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that officially ended the war signed by King Goerge the 111
