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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary. The boundary was marked in the Appalachian Mountains. This was the first act of the fight. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a rule/law that was extremely taxing and was paying for the British war debt. This was a punishment from the British. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight between protesting colonists and Red Coats. There were bullets fired and snow/ice thrown. This made both sides angry and want to fight even more. -
Tea Act
The tea act was an unreasonable tax on tea making it go from $3 to #5. The British were punishing the colonists for breaking the Proclamation of 1763. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an act of rebellion because of the unreasonable taxing of the tea. This was the way they fought back making the British even angrier. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts are laws that took their fundamental right away. This led to the American Revolution because the British continuously punished the colonists. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord were the places where there were "fights". It was also a place where the British attempted to steal the colonists' weapons. This made the British even more frustrated and angry. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
The colonists made a "fort" to keep safe and the British thought it would be super easy to just attack them. They were quickly proven wrong. This was a big battle representing the War. -
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Green Mountain Boys and Fort Ticonderoga
The Fort Ticonderoga was a hideout for the British. There was one guard there and they were sleeping so the colonists took the opportunity. This made the war continue because It had gaven the colonists a "point" in the war. -
Battle at Trenton/Princeton
Colonists fought Hessians. This was another battle that continued the war. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a piece of propaganda written by Thomas Paine. It was a pamphlet trying to get more loyalists onto the Patriot's side. The led to the American Revolution because it got more people to fight as patriots, -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the colonists declaring their separation from Britain. This made Britain very frustrated and got them fighting and in arguments. -
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Battle of Saratoga
British wanted to capture New York to cut off ruling New York. There were two separate battles. The way this continued the war was one of the battles was won by the colonies and the other was lost. -
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Valley Forge
Philadelphia had just fallen and winter was coming, morale was low. Valley Fair was an uncomfortable place and was a place where they waited for battle. This affected the War because they had gotten know help, from Baron Von Steuben. -
War in the South/Charleston
This battle was a decisive success for the British during the War of the American Revolution as they shifted their strategy to focus on the Southern theater. -
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Battle of Yorktown
This battle ended in the British surrendering and the colonists gaining another win.