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Proclamation of 1763
This prevented the colonists from going west of the Appalachian Mountains. This was made so that there would hopefully be no more conflict between the Americans and Natives. This made the colonists angry because they couldn't cross the line. -
Stamp act
This made it so colonists had to pay more for paper goods like newspaper law documents and playing cards. This made the colonists angry because they were worried they would tax more -
The Boston Massacre
This was an event that was caused by unrest in the colonists because of the stamp act. This lead to the death of 5 colonists. -
Tea Act
This taxed most teas and gave the east India company a monopoly. This ultimately lead to the Boston tea party. -
Boston Tea Party
This was a protest by the group of patriots called the sons and daughters of liberty. They Threw thousands of pounds of tea off the ship owned by the east India company. -
The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
This was a series of laws passed by the British to punish the colonists and prevent any rebellion. -
Lexington And Concord
This was the first conflict between the Colonists and British. The British's goal for this was to seize the arms of the colonists. At Lexington the British made the Minutemen retreat to concord where the British then marched and got defeated. -
Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga
A group of about 80 men led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold attacked fort Ticonderoga They took it over because ether was only one guard and he was sleeping. -
Bunker hill
This was a battle where the British attacked a colonial fort. the colonist defeated 2 waves of the British but ran out of ammo on the 3rd. -
Common Sense was published
This was a paper by Thomas Payne attacking the British rule and tyrannical taxes this angered the colonists against the British. -
Declaration Of Independence
This was the official document declaring our independence. this Was officially declaring war on Britannia if we didn't get our freedom. -
Battles at Princeton and Trenton
This is the battle depicted in the famous panting of Washington crossing the Delaware. He staged an ambush on Trenton and then while the British went to get them out of Trenton they captured Princeton. -
Battle of saratoga
This was a tuning point in the american revolution. This the only battle where the Americans fought outright against the British. it was a tuning point because then the french decided to help us win the war. -
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Continental army wintering at valley-forge
This was the winter settlement for the Continental Army. George Washington had them trained by Baron Von Steuben. -
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War in the south
A series of battles in the south where Britain tried to win where there were a lot of loyalists. Them taking the loyalists supply's made the loyalists angry. -
Siege of Yorktown
This was the final conflict in the revolutionary war. General Washington's army along with the french army and navy trapped the British general Cornwallis in Charleston.