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French And Indian War
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Sugar Act
this was a law that was a British law that got past by parliament on April 5 1764.the tax was sit for sugar and molasses and into the colonies which impacted the manufacture of rum in New England -
The Boston Massacre
The Sons of Liberty, a Patriot group formed in 1765 to oppose the Stamp Act, advertised the Boston Massacre as a battle for American liberty and just cause for the removal of British troops from Boston -
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THE TEA ACT
The British taxed tea to pay for their war debt. the people did not like it so they protested and they threw all the tea in to the boston harbor. -
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The Declaration Of Independance
the declaration of independance is writen and signed
the final documentation was written on the 4th of July but not official until august 2nd 1776. the reason for the declaration of independence is to explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain -
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alliance
alliance was made with the french and the rebles
it was also known as the treaty of alliance. it was signed to endure indefinitely into the future -
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general cornwallis
general Cornwallis surrenders to Washington
the reason the he surrendered to Washington is because Washington had another army of 4000 men join him in the fight against Cornwallis. -
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Battle of Ticonderoga
battle of ticonderoga
a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold overcame a small British garrison at the fort and looted the personal belongings of the garrison -
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BATTLE OF SARATOGA
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The scope of the victory is made clear by a few key facts: On October 17, 1777, 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms -
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battle of yorktown
this battle was lead by General George Washington ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown Virginia was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army. -
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THE BATTLEL OF BUNKER Hill
it was a natrual extension of the battles of Lexington and Concord -
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Stamp Act
STAMP ACT
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament. The new tax was appointed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications -
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THE QUARTERING ACT
it was a law passed by the Parliament of Great Britain that was designed to force local colonial governments to provide provisions and housing to British soldiers stationed in the 13 Colonies of America -
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THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
Boston Tea Party Protest by a group of Massachusetts colonists, disguised as Mohawks and led by Samuel Adams, against the Tea Act and, more generally, against taxation without representation. The Tea Act passed by the British Parliament, withdrew duty on tea exported to the colonies -
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THE BOSTON PORT ACT
On March 25, 1774, the British Parliament passed the Boston Port Act, closing Boston Harbor to commerce. The act was meant to force Boston into paying for tea dumped into the harbor four months earlier during the Boston Tea Party -
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Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech
it was a speech to free Virginia from British colonial rule. -
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BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
the beginning of the war started April 19 1775 and ended in 1783. the reason for the battles are the British were sent to confiscate the colonial weapons. this was also the first revolutionary war -
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GEORGE WASHINGTON BECOMES PRESIDENT
George Washington, a leader of the revolutionary movement in Virginia, a former commander of Virginia's forces, and a British colonial army officer, was commissioned commander in chief of the army of the United Colonies of all the forces raised and to be raised by them on June 19, 1775 -
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THOMAS PAINE WROTE COMMON SENSE
Common sense states that all men are created equally. -
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US independence
US independence was given on Tuesday, July 4. the Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776.
