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The Revolutionary War
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The Proclomation of 1763
After the French and Indian War, the Proclamation of 1763 was passed. It was meant to keep the Colonists in Britain's border of control, and to maintain peace for trading with the Natives. -
The Boston Massacre
A simple street fight between a patriot and a redcoat led to a giant mob attacking Redcoats which led to the death of five patriots in Boston. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party happened when the King put taxes on all of the goods the colonists used, as well as tea. So in protest they got onto cargo ships and dumped out barrels of tea into the ocean. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was meant to be the final attempt to stop war from braking out between the Patriots and the Redcoats by requesting that hey get their indpendence without fighting. -
Lexington and Concord
During the night, British soldiers traveled to Lexington and Concord to steal the Patriot's supplies to fight with, and their leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams. But Paul Revere, as well as William Dawes rode out into the night to warn the Patriots about the impending attack. -
The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
This was the capture of a garrison controlled by the British. It seemed minor, but it gave the Patriots a strategic advantage. -
Battle of Bunker Hil
The Battle of Bunker Hill happened when British soldiers were going to occupy hills around the towns, but knowing this, the Patriots ambushed them. Even though the British won the battle, they took heavy losses. -
The Publishing of "Common Sense"
This book gave some of the Loyalists a different view on what the King's taxes were doing to them. -
Dorchester Heights
On March 4th, 1776, 800 American Troops stood guard while 1,200 occupied Dorchester Heights, and they began making defenses suitable to hold against the Redcoats. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was meant to tell Britain that they were going to become independant after they won the war. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton happened because the Delaware River froze over so George Washington led 2,400 men over the frozen river to fight the Hessians and take over their garrison. -
Battle of Princeton
The battle was led by George Washington revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. -
Battles of Saratoga
These battles determined the British General John Burgoyne's army's fate. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was an American military campsite where starvation and diesease nearly killed 2,500 American soldiers -
Yorktown
This was a victory that was won when the French joined forces with the Americans. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The war between the Patriots and the British had come to a close, as the Americans won. The treaty was signed by France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic as well.
