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King Philips War
The King Philips was a war between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. The cause of the war was the Pilgrims desire for more land and the Pilgrims repeatedly forcing Christianity on the Native Americans. This angered the Native Americans, so they attacked, starting war. -
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French vs. Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war between the french and the Indians, because the French were taking their land and forcing their beliefs on the Indians. The French were being very controlling and taking land. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on different forms of papers, documents, etc. It was a tax imposed by the British government without the approval of the colonists (taxation without representation) and was to force the colonists to help pay British War debt. -
Declaratory Acts
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a "fight" that happened between a group of colonists, where the colonists were throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers were trying to stop them. A colonist in the crowd yelled "fire", so the soldiers fired, thinking their commander yelled it. Several colonists were killed, and several British soldiers were injured. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the Stamp act where colonists dressed up as Indians and threw boxes of tea over the edge of the ship into the water. -
Intolerable Acts
The Acts that were intolerable to the colonists.
1.The Boston Port Act
2.Massachusetts Government Act
3.Act of Impartial Administration
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Common Sense Pamphlet
The common sense pamphlet said that the British government did not acknowledge the rights of people. Thomas Paine called the pamphlet Common Sense because he wrote that it was only common sense for people to want to separate from the British -
Lexington vs. Concord
Lexington vs. Concord was the "first battle" of the American Revolution. It caused the "shot heard around the world" to mark the start of the Revolutionary War. It persuaded many Americans to take up arms and support the cause of independence. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a battle were the Americans were at the top of the hill in a "fortress". The British were coming up the hill and retreated, but brought backup and ended up winning. even though the Americans were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill, they proved they could fight well against the British Army. -
Invasion of Canada
One of the first times that America invaded on the offensive. -
Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independence is a document that declared that the United States would be independent from the British and that a new country would be formed out of the colonies, as a response to the Kind rejecting the Olive Branch Petition -
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Princeton/Trenton
George Washington surprised the British on Christmas, succsessfully capturing both towns. -
Fort Ticonderoga
a battle where Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen, surprise attacked Fort Ticonderoga and succsessfully took it. -
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Battle of Saratoga
The American defeated the British army which lifted the patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war. -
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The Battle of Yorktown
A battle between the Colonists and British, where the Colonists surrounded the British and stayed there until the British surrendered because they were running out of food and water. and with the help of the French army and navy, Washington's forces defeated Cornwallis' army at Yorktown. Victory at Yorktown led directly to the peace negotiations that ended the war in 1783 and gave America its independence.