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french Indian war
the french and the British were fighting over control of the Ohio river valley. the war lasted 9 years and cost the British a lot of money. the British won but, were in significant debt. in order to. pay off the debt, they started taxing the colonist, sparking the first dispute between the colonies and the crown -
The stamp act
the British parliament finally passed the stamped act or Duties in American colonies act. many Americans didn't pay refused to pay Stamp act tax. so the American colonist were angered by the stamp act and quickly acted to oppose it. -
the Townshend Acts
the townshend Acts were to help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Act which initiated taxes on glass,paint Nonimportation response to new taxes, the colonies again decided to discourage the purchase of British imports. -
the Boston massacre
the Boston massacre was caused because the British wanted to raise the taxes without representation. And caused the American colonists to get angered at the British. which caused a riot on king street Boston, and one of the British heard someone say fire which caused all the other officers to fire the guns at the crowd which killed 5 people. -
battle of bunker hill
the war started because the leaders of the colonial forces besieging Boston learned that the British were planning to send troops out from the city to fortify the unoccupied hills surrounding the city, which would give them control of Boston Harbor.he British were trying to keep control of the city and control its valuable seaport. The British decided to take two hills Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill in order to gain a tactical advantage. -
battle of saratoga
during the war Burgoyne and his troops, defeated, began a march to the town of Saratoga where they entrenched themselves once again in hopes of escaping.however Gates's army had surrounded them and forced them to surrender. Following the American victory morale among American troops was high but after witnessing the American victory, they formally allied with the Americans. -
valley forge
valley forge was essenshly a training ground for the Americans to train for the continental army they struggled to manage a disastrous supply crisis while simultaneously retraining and reorganizing their units in an effort to mount successful counterattacks against the British. -
the battle of yorktown
it started because Cornwallis chose Yorktown because of its deep-water harbor on the York River. Washington's forces defeated Lord Charles Cornwallis veteran army dug in at Yorktown Virginia. Victory at Yorktown led directly to the peace negotiations that ended the war in 1783 and gave America its independence.