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Stamp Act Passed
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Townshed act passed
The Townshed sact was passed in 1767. It allowed British Soilders to stay in Colonists homes. -
Cripus Attucks
Cripus Attucks was the first African American to be killed in the Revulotionary War ( Boston Masscare ) -
Boston Masscare
This is when The British fired at the Colonists becasus one of the British heard " fire "one fire means the whole BRitish army fired. It killed Crispus Attucks, the first african american man to ;be kille d in the Boston Masscare/Revulotionary war. -
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The Boston Tea Party
This " tea party " is when the colonists threw fancy british tea off a boat because the Britis taxed the American tea. The Colonists dressed up as Native Americans. -
The British Reaction
The British don't expect the colonists to fight back in the revultionary war. The British were shocked by the news coming from the Colonies. They did not expect the Colonists to really fight. The British truly expected the Colonists to back down. When the first news of the debacle in Lexington and Concord reached England, the story was initially written off as "colonial propaganda". However, within a week, it became painfully clear to the British that the story was true. The bad news kept coming -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
800 British troops were sent from Boston. The colonists malitia gathered at Lexington and fired at the British. In the end, 73 British soldiers were killed and 95 Colonists were killed. -
Paul Revers Ride
This was the date that Paul Revere rode yelling " THE BRITISH ARE COMING THE BRITISH ARE COMING '' 2 lights ment the british were coming by sea, 1 light ment by sea. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This is one of the battles when the british and the colonists fought each other. In the end, the British lost with 228 dead and 826 wounded—42 percent of them. -
The US army formed
The Continental Congress capped a number of months of debate when it authorized on October 13th 1775 the arming of two sailing ships with guns. The two ships were then ordered to try to intercept two British ships on the way to Canada with armaments. Some of the members of the Congress led by John Adams had been advocating for the establishment of the Naval forces for many months, arguing that they could help protect coastal communities and disrupt British communications. The Southern delegates -
Stamp Act repealed
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Declaration Of Indepence
July 4th 1776, the Declaration Of Indepence was mede/signed. Thomas Jefferson was the author. It was signed in Philadalphia,PA
by 56 people. It was confirmed that the colonists were free from the british.
