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Stamp act 1765
The stamp act was a tax the British imposed on the colonists. They taxed them because they believed that they were the reason the war happened so they were trying to make them pay for it -
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Intolerable acts 1774
This event was a group of things the British did against the colonists that ended up closing ports in Boston and parliaments main goal was to suppress the colonists. -
Battle of bunker hill 1774
This battle was earlier in the war. In Massachusetts, this for the patriots was a big win for their confidence because it showed that they could hold there own, even though they technically lost. Colonel William Prescott Was one of the generals and extra note they didn’t even fight on bunker hill they fought on breeds hill. -
Declaration of Independence 1776
This is during the 2nd continental congress in Philadelphia when Thomas Jefferson drafted the declaration of independence. -
Battle of Trenton 1776
This battle was fought on December 26, 1776. With Commander George Washington, it was being fought in New Jersey in winter which made conditions unpleasant. With the confidence of the troops low George Washington decided to attack, and from that they gained almost 2/3 of the hessian Force was captured. -
Battle of Yorktown 1781
This was when George Washington took about 17,000 troops and started a siege in Yorktown Virginia. -
Battle and Peace negotiations 1783
The Americans and French were able to trap the British when they were waiting for their supply shipment. They ended up trapping the British General, General Charles Cornwallis. This is when the war came to an official end. Peace negotiations in France happened on the 3rd of September. -
Articles of confederation 1787
America’s first type of government. This was the time where we were acting as our own countries we were the United States but we weren’t united. In Philadelphia, George Washington was the one that presided over it.
