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taxation without represantation
as the leaves were just changing color in october 1774 the colonies were experiencing a lot of trouble because of unfair taxation -
out break of the revolutionary war
the night before the outbreak of the revolutionary war the steeple of this boston church glowed with the light if two lanters. the lights were a signal to the patriots that british troops known as ''redcoats' were coming to search -
the second continental congress begins
a few weeks after the outbreak of war,representatives from the thirteen colonies formed the second continental congress that would serve as an emergency government throughhout the war -
the battle of bunker hill
the battle of bunker hill was the second andthe bloodiest battle if revolutionar war.it started after american militiamen construsted a crude dirt fort at night atop a hill in charles town overlooking bostons harbor. -
decleration of independence
with the arrival of summer in 1776thomas jefferson and othermembers of special congressional committee were busy at work writing the decleration of independence,americas most famous historicaldocuument -
war in new york,new jersey,and pennsylvania
many americans were just learning that independence had been declared when war broke out in new york and spread to new jersey and pennsylvania. -
encampment at valley forge
two months after the fighting at saratoga,washington began to set up his winter encampment here at valley forge,pennsylvania, about a days ride from philedelphia -
the champingin the south states
in the summer after walley forge the british under took a mejor military camping in the southern state were alot ofpeoples were against independence -
the champing in the southern states
the year if 1779 as well as most of 1780 were very ... for the united states because they suffered a string of bitter defeats in the south -
the last battle of revolutionary war
by october of 1781 a large force ofbritish troops led general cornwallis had reached yorktown virginia