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French And Indian War
Also known as 7 years of war. / this battle resulted in the French losing all land in North America -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act taxed goods like sugar, wines, coffee, pimiento, cambric and printed calico, and then limited the how much lumber and iron that came in. Almost everything that had been taxed was what people used everyday so this forced the colonist to pay the tax. -
Boston Massacre
A group of angry colonist go out and try to harass a group of British soldiers. One of the British solders shot into the streets of Boston which was the start of the American Revolution. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed by Parliament said that the British East India Company Tea would control the trade of tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the result of the Tea Act. Members of the liberty group dressed as Mohawk Indians and dumped over 92,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Boston Port
Boston Port Act was made to shut down the port till all payments to the East India Company were payed for the lost tea from the " The Party" was payed off. -
Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech
Patrick Henry in mainly known for is "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech in that speech he talked about having independence and then was one one of the public speakers for the Declaration of Independence -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British kept advancing to the Americans and the Americans had to retreat because they didn't have enough ammunition. -
Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense
It was kinda like a petition that Thomas Paine wanted people to join saying that they wanted independence from Great Britain. -
Battle of Ticonderoga
This War gave the US much needed confidence -
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Battle of Saratoga
General Burgoyne surrendered to General Gates after a month of fighting. This battle was concerted to be the turning point of the American Revolution -
Alliance is Made between the Rebels and the French.
This is when the Treaty of Alliance was made the French helped the Americans during the Revolutionary war. -
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The Battle of Yorktown
The French Navy defeated the British Navy. This was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Washington trapped the British by boats so the French couldn't escape. -
Peace Treaty Signed ending the American Revolution recognizing US independence.
This ended the Revolutionary War and then made American Independence.
