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Sugar Act
An act that puts extra taxes on sugar and molasses on the colonies. -
Townshend act
an act that puts taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea. -
Oi! You bloody drunk!
The Boston Massacre started when drunk colonists started taunting and throwing stuff at British soldiers. Eventually the soldiers did shoot and 5 colonists were killed. -
PARTYYY!
The Boston Tea Party took place in Boston, Massechstues. The sons of Liberty dressed up as natives and sneakeed aboard a British ship and threw 342 overboard -
The start of the war
The British found out about a stockpile of weaponry in Concord. Paul Revere ran through Lexington and other towns to let the villagers know that the regulars are coming. most of the gear was hidden away but the British got some -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle of bunker hill didn't actually happen on Bunker Hill, it was on Breeds Hill because it was closer to the American camp. It was 2400 British vs. 1500 Americans. 1150 of the British were lost and 450 Americans were lost. We did not win this battle but it proved we could fight. -
Battle for Canada
We tried to make Canada our territory. We took Montreal but got CRUSHED at Quebec by B. Montgomery. -
The Declaration of Independence
A document declaring that the colonies will break from the king and it also states whats wrong with the king and what rights we should have. -
Battle of Trenton
Sneak attack on the Hessians. they would have known if the hessian captain read the note the spy gave him but he didn't and we captured New Jersey -
Sneaky...
the patriots wanted to attack Princeton so they made it look like they were camping out at a nearby island and when the British tried to attack us we already infiltrated Princeton and captured it. -
The Struggle of Saratoga
This battle was all about timing for the British. One fleet from the North and one fleet from the South. But the southern fleet decided to capture Philelphia, which they did but with a price. when they arrived at Saratoga they found that the river was dammed up and the other fleet was destroyed. British general Burgoyne surrendered to us after a couple day battle. France and Spain joined our side after we won. -
Valley Forge
American army held out at Valley Forge for the winter. It was deadly cold. became a time of training for every soldier. There were harsh punishments for crimes during this time.
