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Benedict Arnold Turns Traitor
Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) was an early American hero of the Revolutionary War (1775-83) who later became one of the most infamous traitors in U.S. history after he switched sides and fought for the British. -
French and Indian War
The Americans Started to win and so the Indians decided to be allies in the war against the british. -
Alexander Hamilton
He became George Washington's most able and trusted aide during the Revolutionary War. -
Sugar Act
The British Parliament in 1764 raised duties on foreign refined sugar. -
Townshend Act
With this in mind, Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, devised a plan that placed new taxes on paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea that were imported into the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British. Where British Army soldiers shot and killed five people while under harassment by locals -
Boston Tea Party
The American Colonists were angry at the Britain's for imposing "taxation without representation. So, they dumped 342 chests full of British tea into the harbor. -
Tea Act
Great Britain's Parliament to impose a tax on tea -
First Continental Congress
a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament -
Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was the Kick-off of the American Revolutionary War -
Second Continental Congress
a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that formed, soon after the american revolutionary war. -
Declaration of Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting -
Common Sense
Common Sense explained the need for immediate independence from the British Empire. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was won by the American forces. -
Washington crosses the Delaware
the first move in a surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessian forces -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
Siege Of Yorktown
It is considered the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. -
Treaty Of Paris
It ended the American Revolutionary War.
