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Stamp Act
An act of the British Parliament that taxed the colonies of British America. The colonists reacted with a riot. -
Boston Massacre
when british troops shot at a crowd killing colonial because they threw snow balls at them. -
Tea Tax or Tea Act
The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and help the struggling company thrive. -
Lexington/Concord
The battles were fought in Middlesex country, province of massachusetts bay, within the towns of lexington and concord, and near boston. The americans successfully drove back the British to boston. -
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Revolutionary War
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Bunker Hill
The British defeated the americans at the battle of bunker hill in massachusetts. Despite the inexperenced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy. -
Common sense
Advocating independence from Great Britain to the people in the thirteen colonies. -
Declaration of Indipendence
Its when the 13 colonies severed there political connection with Great Britain. And declaring themselves an independent country. -
The continental army withering at valley forge
they were surviving with basically nothing -
Battle of Saratoga
the British lost when the americans surrounded them and attacked from all angles -
Battle of YorkTown
George Washington commanded a force of 17,000 troops against 9,000 british troops at yorktown and is considered to be the most historic battle in the revolutionary war.
