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  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    1. It was a war between the colonies of the French and British to control North America
    2. It was important because it was to see who is in control of the North American Colonies Primary Source: https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    1. It was a tax by the British Colonies that was passed to American Colonists to pay a tax for every printed paper they used.
    2. It was important because it was to get money from American Colonists and to get rid of dept.

  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act
    1. It was British Putin getting taxes on imports to all the American Colonists.
    2. It was important because it was to get money from American Colonists and to try not to be in dept.

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    1. It was an act of parliament from Great Britain and the selling of tea in other Colonies.
    2. It was important because it reduced massive amounts of tea held by the British and to raise revenue.

  • Continental Congress

    Continental Congress
    1. It was a delegate formed by each of the 13 Colonies
    2. It was important because it organized colonial resistance to the British Parliaments coercive acts.

  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    1. It was the first war in the American Revolution.
    2. It was important because American Colonists won against the British Colonies which were controlling them.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    1. It was a declaration that stated the goals of the Americans as they fought for freedom.
    2. It was important because it promotes liberty, equality, and protection for our individual rights.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    1. It was the British Colonies invading Canada during the Revolutionary War.
    2. It was important because it brought the French into the war on the American Colonists side.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    1. It was a battle between the British and the Continental Army led by George Washington and also it was the last major land battle in the American Revolution.
    2. It was important because the Continental Army made the British surrender which made wars be over.

  • US Constitution

    US Constitution
    1. It is a document that established basic structure of government from the Continental Congress.
    2. It was important because the created a government in which the people hold power “We The People...”

  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights
    1. It was the first act to have 5 different amendments and it ties into the Constitution.
    2. It is important because it protects our individual rights, liberties, and freedoms.

  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Battle of Fort Sumter
    1. It was a bombardment of Fort Sumter by the Confederate Army to the United States Army.
    2. It was important because it abolished the tension between the Confederacy and the Union and it was a start to the Civil War.

  • The Civil War

    The Civil War
    1. It was a war that was held because of the rise in industry and they way governments treated all different areas.
    2. It was important because it gave equal rights to each Union in the United States

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    1. It was a proclamation too keep Abraham Lincolns Union united as pone nation.
    2. It was important because it freed the slaves in rebelling Confederate Sates and ended slavary for the Union.

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
    1. It was one of the bloodiest battles ever in the United States
    2. It was important because it stopped Robert E. Lee from invading Abraham Lincoln’s Union.