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The french and indian war
The war was from 1754 to 1759. Native americans joined the british because they were scared the british would take there land. -
The boston tea party
They were taxing tea so people got mad and started dumping the tea off the ships because they didnt like the idea of them taxing. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764. -
Stamp Act
A stamp act is any legislation that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents. Those that pay the tax receive an official stamp on their documents, making them legal documents. -
Townsend
Townsend’s Revenue Act, therefore, taxed goods produced outside the colonies such as paint, tea, coffee and cocoa. -
The boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was an attempt by the British to regain control of the tea trade in America and to rescue the British East India Company. people were still mad after they put the prices down. -
First Contnental Congress
It was held because the colonists were very upset about the Intolerable Acts and the taxes. He did it because colonists would feel sorry about dumping tea into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party -
Lexington and Concord- American Revolution
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were actually the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Second continental congress
The Second Continental Congress was a unicameral delegation representing the 13 colonies during the onset of the American Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. -
Articles Cf Confederation
The Articles of Confederation gave too much power to the states and not enough to the central government. -
valley forge
George Washington took a big part in the war. The battle was faught from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778 -
Battle of yorktown
George Washington and his men surrounded General Cornwallis's men in Yorktown. Too late, Cornwallis discovered that his army was surrounded. The americans won the war they were fighting with the british -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on one side and the United States of America and its allies on the other. -
U.S constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. -
Bill of rights
the bill of rights is the first 10 amendments.
