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Stamp Act was passed
-This over taxed colonists which angered them causing rebellion in the colonies -
Boston Massacre
-After British soldiers shot a a crowd in Boston it fired up the colonists to start rebelling more against the British -
1st Continental Congress was established
-This congress was put together to discuss the unfair taxes. -
Lexington and Concord
-This battle was known as the shot heard around the world & it was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War -
2nd Continental Congress
-They meet in Philadelphia to discuss making the United States of America -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-Although the British won, the colonists saw it as a victory because of the damage it caused the British and how it made them weaker -
Common Sense was Published
-This was a pamphlet that encouraged colonists to become patriots -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
-This was the first time the states fully separated from Britain and official became the United States of America -
Boston Tea Party
-Colonists dumped British imported tea into the Boston harbor costing British millions of dollars. -
Battle of Trenton
-It took place on the day after Christmas so all the British soldiers were drunk from Christmas celebration. This was the first time Washington used his gorilla warfare tactics. -
Battle of Princeton
-After this battle the colonists got back New York and New Jersey and after this and Trenton the colonists not believed they could win the war. -
Battle of Saratoga
-British surrender convinced the French to help the colonists -
Battle of Rhode Island
-This battle showed that help from the French would speed up the end of the war -
Battle of Cowpens
-The sudden defeat of the British forces boosted the spirits of the colonists and gave them motivation to end the war. -
Battle of Yorktown
-Lord Cornwallis was surrounded on land and in the sea by the Americans and the French
