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Proclomation Line 1763
This law prevented colonists from living across the so called Proclamation Line. The British passed this in an attempt to prevent more problems with the Native American. -
The Stamp Act
This tax taxed printed items like newspapers, legal documents, and even playing cards! -
Boston Massacre
An angry crowed gathered near the Massachusets State House and shouted at British regulars. They threw rocks and snowballs at the soilders. As the crowed got closer, the soilders fired their guns. Five colonists died, including an african american sailor named Crispus Attucks. -
Boston Tea Party
" NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!" A large group of patriots called the Sons of Liberty dressed up as indians and boarded a British ship filled with tea. They dumped all of the tea into the harobr. They were retaliating against the British tea act. -
First Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was called together to discuss the Kings taxes and what we were going to do about them. They also wrote a petition to try and tell the King he was being unfair. It had no effect. -
Lexington and Concord
The British planned to march to the town of Lexington, seize colonial amunition, and capture Sam Adams and John Hancock. Unfortunatley for them, Paul Revere heard about it. He rode to Lexington and warned the Minute Men. When the British arrived in the morning, they faced the local minute men. The British won Lexington, but the patriots gained more ground at Concord and chased the redcoats back to Boston. -
Patrick Henry's Speech
"Give me Liberty, or give me DEATH!! Patrick Henry inspired many people with these words. -
Approval of the Declaration of Independence
Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. This means they edited grammer, they took out words and sentences and so forth. A few men even began to sign it. -
Battle of Saratoga
A major turning point in the American Revolution. This victory helped Ben Franklin to persuad the French to help the Americans -
Surrender at Yorktown
Finally in Yorktown, Virginia Lord Cornwallis was forced to surrender to George Washington. There now was a new country on the map. -
Singing of the Treaty of Paris
This treaty officaly ended the war. It also set borders for the United States.
