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Battle of Yorktown
The battle started in June and lasted till October 19th. The west Indians had plans to attack Cornwall.Washington- Americans Comet De roach french. The French had 17,000 soldiers Cornwall had 9,000 troops. 88 American French killed. Americans won and the treaty of Paris was signed. -
French & Indian War
The French and Indian war started in 1754 and ended 1763.The war was between French and Great Britain. It started in the colonies first then went to the European continent.The French teamed with the Native Americans to help go against the British. They were fighting over territory that the British wanted to take from the American Indians. The British won and the war was over -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp act Was basically they wanted a government stamp on all legal things like Contracts, documents and things like that. But once the act started they new it was a bad idea. The government started to tax -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre begin in 1770. It was an actual street fight. The fight happened over a group called the Patriot mob. They were throwing snow balls, sticks and stones. A group of British solders didn't like it so they began to fight in the streets. This led to many Colonists being killed. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The war started April 19th 1775. The British are after the Colonists weapons and more. Caption John Parker and his militia fought at Lexington later concord. 8 Colonists were killed. The start of the war -
Battle of Bunker hill
The battle started June 17th 1775. The British planned to take over Breeds hill. Bunker hell provided a place for cannons to defend the city. The leader of the Americans was Colonel Williams. The leader of the British was General William. The British had a total of 1,000 deaths. The Americans too the win. -
Declaration of Independence
This was the day that the congress declared Independence. Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock Financial, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton were the first 5 to sign the Declaration of Independence -
Battle of New York
The battle of New York started August 26th. It was one of the first major battles. The battle was between General George Washington and General Williams Howe. 33,000 man and 427 battle ships Williams had. And Washington had 20,000 men.The British won this battle. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was a turning point for the Americans. This battle had 2 fights in 1. The first battle Freeman farm had help from General Adolf Riedesel. The second battle was located in Bemins hight. The Americans punished the British. The British surrendered over 6,000 troops to the Americans. They both where convinced with money and supplies -
Valley Forge
The war started June 19th 1777. The army under George Washington made a winter camp. But the turn was they couldn't fight during the winter. George Washington was struggling during the winter camp. They where low on supplies, weapons and food for the soldiers to live. Baron Friedrick a Purussian soldier cam to the camp to help the man and train them for the war. He also brought supplies and other goods they needed.