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Proclamation Of 1763
Americans could not cross the Appalachian Mountains to get to the other side. Prohibited American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War. -
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Green Mountain Boys
The Green Mountain Boys were led by a group by their leader and his name was Ethan Allen. There was only one guard the night that they captured Fort Ticonderoga and had that battle. -
Stamp act
Great Britain made a tax on everyday items such as tea, newspaper ect. for the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The colonists were throwing ice at the British at mocking them. The British fired into a big crowd of colonists that were mocking them which killed 3 injuring 8 colonists. This is one of the very first big things that led to the war. -
Tea Act
The British were taxing the colonists tea and the colonists got angry that they were being taxed for something that they drink everyday. -
Boston Tea Party
The upset patriots threw thousands of pounds of tea in barrels into the ocean/ Boston harbor. This mad the king and queen mad because they lost a lot of money when the tea went overboard. This resulted in the king making more laws which made the colonists more mad . -
intolerable acts
a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party which made the colonists very mad and did not want the British as their government. -
Lexington & Concord
When the "Shot around the World" fired the British started shooting at the Colonists. The Colonists ran and they the British. They took over the bridge and won the battle. This is one of the battles that made the colonists have hope that they can win the war. -
Bunker Hill
The Bunker hill was when the colonists were fighting the British for a hill when the British won the hill but it felt like they lost the battle because it took out a lot of their troops. And the colonists would've won if they hadn't run out of ammo. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine challenged the British authority to a to their government ways and their ways of a monarchy. -
Declaration Of Independence
The declaration of independence is when the colonists separated from the British to make it the start of the war. -
Battle Of Trenton And Princeton
This battle was where commander of the colonists George Washington led his troops across the Delaware River. -
Impact Battle Of Saratoga
The impact battle of Saratoga was the turning point in the revolutionary war were the Americans defeated the Superior British army that should've won. Once they won this lifted the Patriot morale and made them want their independence more. -
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valley Forge
Valley Forge is when the colonists beat the Hessian's under Washington command and the Hessian's surrendered and that showed France that they could win the war. The soldiers of the u.s. are very upset of Valley Forge they do not like it. The colonists have an army going to take back Canada back from the British. -
War Of The South/Charleston
The British were losing control of the north so they had to go south and they couldn't go west because of the proclamation line. The British tried getting momentum when they fought the war of the south. But the colonists had pride and were marching and practicing. American Soldiers were starting to look like an army. The Americans have a plan to hit the British when they least expect it. -
Battle Of Yorktown
The colonists are marching to Virginia. The colonists spies are spreading the word that they are marching to new York so the British think that they are marching to New York so it will be a surprise attack for the colonists When the British least expect it. The french support to help the colonists. The colonists surrounded them and the navy also surrounded them on the sea. The British surrendered. The British did not have enough food or water so that's the main reason why they surrendered.