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Stamp Act
A tax that was set on all American colonoists by the British Parliament. This required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper used. -
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Leading up to the American Revolution
Events that caused the Revolution -
Townshed Act
4 acts passed by the British Parliament. The taxes were on glass, paint, oil, and lead. -
Boston Massacre
An event where british soldiers killed 5 civilians. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws set by King George III to punish the colonists for dumping the tea into the harbor. -
The Boston Tea Party
The colonists dressed up as native americans and dumped the tea overboard because they wanted to revolt against the British for putting taxes on them. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the revolutionary war. At Lexington, it isn't definet who fired the first shot, the colonists or the British regulars. -
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Timeline of the American Revolution
The American Colonies against Great Britain -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
The first victory for the Americans in the revolutionary war. Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain boys captured the fort. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British defeated the Americans at this battle in Massachusetts. -
Second Continental Congress
Meetings that took place in Philadelphia between the thirteen continents before the American Revolution. -
The Olive Branch Petition
Adopted by the Continental Congress to avoid a war between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain. -
Publication of Common Sense
Thomas Paine's published pamphlet of American independence. -
Evacuation of Boston
The British forces are forced to evacuate boston following George Washingtons succesful placements on Dorchester Heights. -
The Declaration of Independence
Statement adopted by the Continental Congress that the thirteen colonies were independent from Great Britain. -
Battle of Trenton
After the crossing of the Delaware River, George Washington led his troops in and without losing any men, was victorious over the Hessians and British. -
The Battles of Saratoga
The British general John Burgoyne surrenders to the American general Horatio Gates in New York. -
Siege of Charlestown
Continental army, major general, Benjamin Lincoln surrendered forces to the British. This was after the British began to focus on the southern American colonies. -
Battle of Yorktown
Americans and French agaisnt the British under Geaorge Washington which resulted in Cornwallis' surrender. -
Treaty of Paris
A peace treaty that ended the war between Great britain and the American Colonists.
