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Proclamation of 1763
At the end of the French and Idian war was cause for great celebration because it removed several ominous barriers and opened up a host of new opportunities for the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a killing of five men by the Boston soldiers. -
Publishing of Common Sense
Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine and it inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain. -
Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was the battle that has kicked off the America Revolutionary War. -
Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker Hill mainly took place on and around Breed's Hill even thought the battle is named Bunker Hill instead of Breed's Hill. The reason its named Bunker Hill and not Breed's Hill is because the main part of the battle was for Bunker Hill. -
Olive Branch Petition
John Dickinson drafted the Olive Branch Petition which was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5 and submitted to King George on July 8, 1775. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Libirty where they took all of the tea off of the ships and threw it over board. -
Dorchester Heights
Under the cover of constant bombing from American artillery, Brigadier General John Thomas slips 2,000 troops, cannons and artillery into position at Dorchester Heights, just south of Boston -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776. The Declaration of Independence represented the freedom of America from Great Britin. -
Trenton
General George Washington led his army threw a river and into Trenton where he fought the British army. It was a short battle and almost of the Hessian force was captured. -
Princeton
The battle of Princeton was led by General George Washington's revolutionary forces and they beat the British forces near Princeton. -
Fort Ticonderoga
It was a small raid that gave that some troops went out and captured Fort Ticonderoga and took all of the amo and cannons and took weapons and other person belonings. -
Saratoga
Armerica forces met and defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. -
Valley Forge
There was no battle fought at Valley Forge yet it was a turning point for the Americans in the war. It was there that the Continental army was being beaten. -
Yorktown
It was the seige of Yorktown taking place in 1781. It was the last major land battle in Nother America during the Revolutionary War. Its also known as the American War of Independence. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Pairs was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Briton, France, and Spain with Portugal inagreement after Britain's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Year War.
