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American revolution
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The proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation is a document that set out guidelines for European settlement in North America. The Royal Proclamation was initially issued by King George III in 1763. -
boston massacre
The boston massacre was a street fight that occured march 9th 1770. It was between a patriot group of men and some british soliders they throw snow balls stones and sticks. The fight resulted several colonists killed. -
Boston tea party
On the night of december 16th 1773 Samauel adams and the sons of liberty boarded 3 of britins ships and thew 342 chest of tea over board. (in boston harbor) -
The intolerable acts
The Intolerable Acts was the American Patriots' name for a series of laws passed by the British in 1774. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbor. -
Battle of lexington and concord
Aplril 15th 1775, when General Thomas Gage British Military Governor of Massachusetts was ordered to destroy the rebel's military stores at Concord. -
Thomas Paine's common sense
Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. -
the signing of the decloration of independence
July 1, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and on the following day 12 of the 13 colonies voted in favor of Richard Henry Lee's motion for independence. -
winter at valley forge
Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 during the American Revolutionary War -
surrender at yorktown
October 19, 1781, when the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. -
treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1783, was a negotiation between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.
