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Battle of Trenton
The first win the colonials had in a long time, it convinced the Washington soldiers to fight when they were ready to go home. This victory led to another one victory at Princeton a week later. -
Enlightenment
Enlightenment was period when reason and logic were emphasized. It came with advancements into science, philosophy. -
French & indian war
it was a war that lasted 7 years, both sides had native Americans on each side. they had a war for their land, the ohio river valley but so did the British. -
Sons of Liberty
The son of liberty was to protest against the British taxation. They fought for independence and did a good job to shape the future -
Boston Massacre
It all started because American colonists were having a protest but it resulted as riot. The British soldier guarding the custom house shot at a crowd of civilians. -
Boston Tea Party
The Americans protested because they were frustrated at the British for taxation without representation . The protest was them throwing 342 chest full of tea into the ocean. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
They are a series of laws pass by Engalnd. they were to punish the colonists. -
First Continental Congress meets
It was against the unfairness British rule and the rights of colonists. It was a significant event in America -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
The patriot colonists wanted to protect the store and be ready for an encounter with the British. they fought in Massachusetts Bay, Lexington, etc -
Battle of bunker hill
The actual fight didnt happen in a bunker. The british won the battle -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense publisheD
It was a pamplet made in the 1776. It stood up for American independence . -
Battle of Camden
In this battle the Americans lost it so that meant that the British had temporary control of the southern colonies. The 2000 British beat 4000 Americans troops what a lopsided battle. -
Battle of Yorktown
the had lasted up to 6 years. The British surrendered to the french and at the end they negotiated peace between the two. -
treaty of paris
I t was signed in Paris. It ended the revolutionary war -
3/5th compromise
3 out of 5 slaves would be counted for population. This agreement was to get constitutuion