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French and Indian war
Was a large war where Britain and French and colonist fraught big battles.
The battle ends with the treaty of Paris.
Britain is in debt and needs money. -
sugar act
Basically a tax on sugar where this made the colnist very angry -
Stamp act
The British started to tax documents and newspaper making them more expensive. -
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townshned act
Where multiple acts where written to get the colonist to give their money back. -
Boston tea party
Dressed up as indian and broke 3million dollars worth of tea -
Tea act
Where colinst where getting taxed on tea by the britsh -
Intolerable acts
Intolerable acts were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British to the detriment of colonial products. -
Continental congress
A meet discuss their complaints to Britain. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Where The British stormed bunker hill as colonist where shooting at them and colonists ran out of ammo. -
The battle of Lexington & Concord
This is the first battle that happened in the revolution war. -
battle of long island
Where Britsh army toke over Newyork and the colonist never got it back until the end of the war. -
Battle of Trenton
Where the Hessians were hired by the British but lost because they got very drunk on Christmas. -
Seige of Ft Ticonderoga
This battle was the first major victory -
Battle of Brandy wine
The engagement was between the British and the Americans. The British was trying to take over Philadelphia.The British suffered 550 casualties and some wounded. The Americans suffered around 1,000 casualties, most wounded and captured.
The Americans were forced to retreat after the British won and took over Philadelphia -
Battle of Yorktown
Was where colonist and French surround the British and Cornwallis was so ashamed he made his second surrender
