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colonial time
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Bacon's Rebellion
In 1675 Nathaniel Bacon organized a force of 1,000 westeners to kill Native Americans. The goverment didn't like his idea and he burned down Jamestown. This rebellion was over when he got sick and passed away. -
Bacon's Rebellion
In 1675 Nathaniel Bacon organized a force of 1,000 westeners to kill Native Americans. The goverment didn't like his idea and he burned down Jamestown. This rebellion was over when he got sick and passed away. -
Bill of Right
King Williams and his wife signed the Enlish Bill of Right. The Bill of Rights started trial by jary, habeas corpus, adnd declared, and declared monachs could levy orraise taxes without consent of Parliment. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian war begains becouse the French are trying to take land back between Lake Erie and the Ohio River.Washington was sent and the French were already building a fort. The French ordered him to leave and he did. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The british did not want to have more wars with Native America. So they issued the Proclamatoin of 1763. It made colonies settement west of the Appalatoin. Settlers were told they had to move east. -
The Sugar Act
The British sreated a new wat to tax the colonies with the Sugar Act. It put duty on products,like molasses. If you were a smuggler there were harsh consquess. -
The Quartering Act
Britain kept about 10,000 soldiers in colonies. It made colonies provide them with food and other supplies. The Colonies protested nagrily. -
Boston Massacre
In Boston an angry crowed of workers and sailors surrnded a small group of soldiers. They threw snowballs and rocks at them. Then the soldiers fired into the crowed. It killed five and wounded 6. -
The Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists called Sons of Liberty made a plan to dump tea into the harbor. They were disguised as Native American. They destroyed 90,000 pounds of tea worth thousands of dollars. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British attack straight up the hill. The British attack three times. They failed the first and second time. They won the third time but the Ameracans ran out af ammunition. -
The shot heard around the World
77 minutmen were waiting in Lexington. The british told them to go home but they would not leave. Then one shot went off. No one knows who did it but it ws called ''The shot heard round the world.'' -
The French Alliance
The became the nation to sign a treaty with the United States. It help the American becouse the British could spare fewer troops to fightin north Amerina. -
Invading Canada
Two other American armies were moving north into Canada. One led by Richard Montgomery. The other led by Benediet Arnold. Arnold Had terrible jouney through the Maine woods on winter. In December the American attaked Quebec during a severe snowstorm. The attak was turned back becouse Mongomery was killed and Arnold was wounded. -
Declaration of independence
A writting of building on ideas of the Enlightenment. It changs the nature of the Revolution. It begins with a preamble, or introduction. -
Crossing the Delaware
Washington led 2,400 men across a river. The soldiers huddled insmall boats. They had spray fromthe river on their faces. So troops had no shoes thats how poorly supplied they were.
