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french and indian war
a war fought by the british and french after the french and british tried claiming land on each others sides after the british took concord the french lost all of their land and the war ended with the treaty of paris 1763 -
The Sugar Act
was a act passed by the british that taxed any sugar or molasses that entered the colonies -
The Stamp Act
Was a act passed by the british to make the colonists pay for every type of paper they used from legal document papers to playing cards. -
The Boston Massacre
was when a huge group of colonists rioted against a british squad by throwing things at them cause of this the squad shot at them and killed five colonist this news was sent all around the colonists to get more colonists to revolt -
The Tea Act
was another act passed by the british to allow the british east india company to take over the colonists tea sales -
The Boston Tea Party
after the tea act the colonists were upset so the sons of liberty dressed up as indians got to the boston harbor where ships holding tea and dumped lots of the tea into the ocean. so much tea was dumped in the ocean the ocean had the same color of the tea -
The Boston Port Act
was a act passed by the british after the happening of the boston tea party the act closed the boston port until they pay for all of the tea that they dumped into boston harbor -
The Quartering Act of 1774
was a act passed by the british to make colonists feed and shelter the british troops so the british didnt have to use their time and money to do it themselves -
Patrick Henrys Speech
patrick henrys Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death speech was a speech held in a church in richmond to speak against great britian -
The Battle Of Lexington And Concord
the first battle against the british that started the war the british were attempting to take down a ammo dump owned by the americans but were fought off by american militiamen and chased out of colonist land with many dead missing and injured british troops. the americans won their first battle against the british. -
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Battle of Ticonderoga
this was a time when series of battles came out the first battle being the americans capturing the fort from the british another battle later being the british defeating the americans taking back their fort -
The Battle Of Bunker Hill
was another british attack in the now new war the british fought back and defeated the americans on bunker hill but for the british victory they had lost many troops and this made the americans sure they would have good chances a winning the war -
George Washington is Named a Commander in Chief
was a leader in the revolution and was offered to become a commander and cheif of the army after saving men on the battlefield -
Paine's "Common Sense" Published
was a document written by thomas paine that fought against the british crown and was the first thing they used to declare their independance -
The Declaration of Independance Is Written And signed by the Delagates
this is when 56 of the delegates finally signed the declaration of independence after it was written by thomas jefferson and signed by john handcock with charles thompson a month earlier. -
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Battle of Saratoga
a fight that had two battles against benedict arnold and john burgoyne the first battle being a standstill and both sides running off the second battle benedict arnold and his men chased buroyne to saratoga where he surrendered ten days later after constant attack by the militia. -
The French Alliance
the treaty of alliance was when france and america allianced with each other in case the french and british started fighting each other so that if it happens the americans can team up with the french to help fight the british -
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Battle of Yorktown
was when general george washington fought against general cornwallis and defeated him after trapping him in a constant bombardment from all sides making cornwallis surrender. this was the last big fight before the revelutionary war ended -
General Cornwallis Surrenders
this is when british general cornwallis surrenders his soldiers cannons ships and gallerys to the french and americans in yorktown after cornwallis was surrounded by french and americans soldiers. -
The Treaty Of Paris is signed ending the war
the treaty of paris was a peace treaty that ended the revolutionary war not long after cornwallis was defeated in york town.
on september 3 the last treaty was signed and accepted by the continetal congress offically ending the war
