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french and indian war
they fought over land which is now in the united states and canada.they disrupted territory was the upper ohio river valley. -
stamp act of 1765
stamp act was where they made colonist pay taxes. taxes went towards to pay the army -
sons of liberty
organization formed to oppose unfair british taxtation.due to social and political fallout. -
townshend act of 1767
taxes on glass,paper,paint ect -
boston massacre
nine british soilders shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred. -
boston tea party
demonstrators boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into the boston harbor. lead up to the american revolutionary war. -
3/5 comprise
it determined the three out of every five slaves were counted. agreement between delegates from the northern and the southern states. -
battle of bunker hill
the american patriots were defeated. they proved they could hold their own against the superior british army -
declaration of independence adopted
god made all man equal and gave them the rights of life -
battle of trenton
crossing the delware river in a storm general george washington army defeated a garrison of hessian mercenaries at trenton. army captured nearly nine hundred hessian officers. -
articles of confederation created
written document that established the functions of the national government. mostly written necessity to fight the war for independence -
battle of camden
the worst patriot defeat of the american revolution. americans lost the battle due to strategic and tactical errors of their commander. -
battle of yorktown
this was the decisive engagement of the American revolution. -
treaty of paris
treaty of paris formally ended the revolutionary war. -
bill of rights adopted
the first ten amendments to the constitution