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The stamp act
On May 7, 1765 the british parliament passed this act, so that all legal goods bought hadto have a stamp. The stamps were like taxes. -
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American Revolution
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The Boston Massacre
Coilinists throw snowballs at Redcoats. Brittish fired there guns at them. 5 people died. Crispus Attucks is the first African American to be killed by Britain. -
Boston Tea Party
taxes on tea. Colinists dressed as Mohawk indians and dumped the tea over the boats edge. -
First continental congress
Coloinial leaders met at the first continental congress in Philadelphia to decide how to oppose the intolerable act. -
Second Continental Cogress
The continental congress meet in philadelphia to discuss what they sould do about the british taxes. In this meeting the group founded the continental army -
John Paul Jones
ON this day the continnental congress made John Paul Jones a lieutenant in the american navy. -
Commen sense
Thomas Paine's pamplet, commen sense, urged separation from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Independence adoted
Written by Thomas Jefferson sighned by the continental congress send to King George III -
Battle of saratoga
The continental army builds a fort near the town of saratoga. British soldiers came to the town.The battle starts,American genral Simon fraser gets shot and Benidict Arnold gets hit with a musket. The british suffered many deaths due to no food. The Patriot army gets bigger every day. Finially Britian surrenders! -
WINTER AT VALLEY FORGE
Short of supplies the Continental army suffered through the 1777-1778 winter at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
