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The Townshend Act
- The French & Indian war cost a lot of money
- Historic right to exert authority over the colonies
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The Stamp Act
- Tax on every piece of paper
- Passed by the Britain Parliament
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Boston Massacre
- Britain Soldiers started a fight at night against colonists
- They killed 5 colonists
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Boston Tea Party
- Colonists raided three Britain ships and dumped tea into the harbor
- Happened because of the tax increase on tea
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Intolerable Acts
- Passed due to the Boston Tea Party
- In Britain they were known as the Coercive Acts
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Lexington & Concord
- British Troops were sent to confiscate colonial weapons
- Known as the shot heard round the world
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Bunker Hill
- Even though the colonies lost the British still lost a good amount of troops
- It was called the bloodiest battle
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Battle of Long Island
- The British won
- Made Washington think to change his war tactics
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Battle Of Trenton
- The Colonists Won
- First time in different war tactics
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Battle of Saratoga
- Colonists won
- Was a very crucial victory for the patriots
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Valley Forge
- Where Washington stayed
- A lot of troops died due to the weather being so frigid
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Battle of Monmouth
- Battle resulted in a tie
- It gave the colonists confidence
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Battle of Cowpens
- The Colonists won
- First win without the new war tactics
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Battle of Yorktown
- Colonists won
- Battle that ended the Revolutionary War
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Treaty of Paris
- Treaty that ended the war
- Effective at May 12, 1784
