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treaty of paris
The treaty of paris formally ends the french indian war. -
stamp act
the british parliament taxed the colonies on stamps. -
the boston tea party
the boston tea party was a political protest against the taxing of tea. the british parliment felt they had the right totax the colonies to pay off their war debts. so the colonists boarded the company ships and dumped crates of tea into the harbor. -
Lexington and concord
the battle of lexington and concord was agaist the british and the colonists. 700 british troops came up on 77 militia men. -
battle of bunker hill
the battle of bunker hill was a battle against the British troops and the american continental army. -
common sense
common sense is a book written by Thomas paine about his arguments of american independence. -
declaration of independence
the declaration of independence was finished being written on july 4. it was signed by Thomas jefferson. -
battle of trenton and princeton
george washing ton and his troops crossed delaware on christmas morning. they defeated the hessians. -
Battle of saratoga
the two battles of Saratoga were fought 18 days apart. the burgoyne attacked on september 19. on october 7 the burgoyne attacked agin. -
war in the south/charleston
the battle of charleston was a conflict between great Britain and the colonies. -
Battle of yorktown
the battle of yorktown was against french/continental troops against british troops. the battle took place in yorktown viginia and lasted around 20 days. the british surrendering ended the american revolutionary war.
