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stamp act
imposed tax on newpapers and documents and letter -
sam adams
he helped organize resistance in boston and he was a strong opponnent of brittish tax -
boston massacre
when brittish soldiers killed some colonists in boston -
convocation of the first contiental congress
delegates from the 12 colonies met at the first contiental congress to discuss the intoreable acts -
battle of lexington and concord
the brittish govenor of massachusetts sent hundreds of brittish troops to military stores in concord the colonists discovered the brittish intentions and a fight broke out -
declartion of independance
stated the 13 colonies were independant -
Battle of trenton
suprise attack on the british -
the battle of saratoga
the american army surronded british troops and gained a huge victory for the americans -
battle of saratoga
marked the turning point in the american revolution -
alexander hamiliton
the man who coninced new yorkers to agree to ratifiy the U.S constitiution -
battle of Yorktown
this is the battle in which general cornwallis surrednerd to George Washington -
surrender of yorktown
the brittish commander cornwallis realized he couldnt win so he tried to flee but it was already to late -
treaty of paris
the american war of independence the american revolution ended when the treaty of paris was signed -
congress
the final peace treaty treaty between great britian and the united states