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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a famous incident that occurred on March 5, 1770. British troops who were quartered in the city, fired into a rioting mob killing five American civilians.This event was important because many civilians died. -
Boston tea party
December 16, 1773, dozens of colonists boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and threw 342 crates of tea overboard in an act of political protest.The Boston Tea Party was a direct protest by colonists,against the Tea Tax that had been imposed by the British government.I think that this act was important,the British and American responses to the actions that followed the tea party.The British were furious of the colonists and needed to impose a punishment for their rebellion. -
Battle of Saratoga
This event took place in August 16,1777. British General Burgoyne devised a plan and sent two armies south from Quebec with the objective of capturing Albany, New York he led one of these armies.I think that this event was important because it was a turning point for the British. -
France declares war on Britain in support of the American colonies
France entered the American Revolutionary War in 1778, and assisted in the victory of the Americans seeking independence from Britain.I think this event was important because the Americans had an alliance. -
The battle of Camden
The American general Horatio Gates marched to British stronghold at the town of Camden with a force of 1,400 troops and 2,000 militia.His army starving hunger,Gates was surprised north of Camden by a British force of 2,200 troops under Lord Cornwallis.The untried colonial militia fled,when attacked.The troops were surrounded.This event was important because Horatio gates made big mistake,to put the militia on he same side as the best troops https://www.theclio.com/web/ul/10738.16546.jpg -
Battle at Chessa bay
General Lord Charles Cornwallis began marching north with 7,500 men to rejoin British under General Sir Henry Clinton at New York. Arriving at Yorktown,Cornwallis position and awaited naval transport to N.Y. Realizing the strategic importance of the Chesapeake Bay,General George Washington requested that the French flee in the Caribbean,north to take control of the bay and prevent Cornwallis from escapinghttps://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/cf/ef/da/cfefda6e3f0b78a80ecd51d641c42a49.jpg
