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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened because colonists were protesting, and the colonists pushed a group of British soldiers up against a wall. Then the British shot into the crowd killing five colonists. http://www.teachushistory.org/files/imagecache/screen/resources/bostonmassacrebychampney.jpg -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was a revolt against the import taxes on tea. So the colonists decided to dress u as indians and dumped a lot of tea into the Boston harbor. -
Battle at Princeton
This was a great victory for the americans. This was one of the most important victorys in the New Jersey. This battle was only eight days after the Battle of Trenton which was also a huge victory fr the americans.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Princeton -
The Occurence Marquis De Lafeyatte
A 19 year old French kid desided to come to america and fight with the colonist. He used his own money to by his troops guns, ammo, blankets, and other supplies. He became one of George Washingtons most strusted soldiers. -
British Capture Charlestown
This was the worst loss for the americans in the entire war. The British had 5400 troops which was a lot more than America. This loss gave the British a large amount of supplues which hurt the young army of the American colonies.
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The Siege of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown was the battle that ended the American Revolution. The Americans had a total of 17000 men and Lord Cornwallis only had about 9000. This was a great victory for the American colonies.
