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Revolutionary War Events
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Proclamtion of 1763
A proclamtaion establishing the law that colonist could not expand west ward into Native American territory. It's signifigance was felt with creating tension between the colonists and British. -
Boston Massacre
The Booston Massacre was a conflict involving rioting colonists being fired upon by British Troops. This caused more tension in the colonies and patriots gained more support. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a non-violent protest where the sons of liberty threw crates of tea overboard on ships in the Boston Harbor. Tension grew even more between the Colonists and British, and also was a big part in "No taxation without representation." -
Dorchester Heights
Dorchester Heights was occupied by the British to fortify Boston. George Washington wanted to take Boston back, so he lead an army to take it back, which was accomplished with help of hard work of colonial troops. -
Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles in the Revolutionary War, The British wanted to capture an arms cache in Concord, and to arrest Patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington, -
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort taken by surprise attack form colonists by less then a hundred minutemen. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle involving two hill held by Colonial troops. It was a signifigant win for the patriots. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was the last attempt at a peacful way for the colonists to gain independence. -
"Common Sense" Pubication
"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine was published to inspire colonists to want independence by speaking simply about why they should be independent from Great Britain, People joined the cause as a result. -
Decleration of Independence
The Decleration of Independence was a formal statement of what the colonists intentions for war were. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington leads an attack on the Hessian garrison in Trenton, where the troops were unprepared, making it a fairly easy victory for the Partriots. -
Battle of Princeton
General Washington evades General Cornwallis attempt to subdue him and his men in Trenton, and takes out the the British rear force in on hiw way to Princeton. -
Battle of Saratoga
South of Saratoga, American General Horatio Gate's men stood in the way of John Burgoyne's men. Burgoyne took the offensive and his army was deafted. During mop-up operations, 86% of Burgoyne's command was captured. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was an ecampenr where colonial troops camped for 6 months through brutal weather, low morale, stavation, and disease, which overall strengthened the Americans. -
Battle of Yorktown
A French naval unit and armies led by Washington and Lafeyette seiged Yorktown where General Cornwallis and his men were held out. Cornwallis later had to surrender his 8,000 men. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of paris was signed reconize America as independent from Britian as far west as the Mississippi river.
