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Boston Tea Party
The names of the three ships were Dartmouth, Eleanor and Beaver. The destroyed tea was worth an estimated 10,000. In today’s money this would be about equal to a million dollars -
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Revolution
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1st Contiental Congress
The First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia's Carpenters Hall on September 5, 1774. The idea of such a meeting was advanced a year earlier by Benjamin Franklin, but failed to gain much support until after the Port of Boston was closed because of the Boston Tea Party. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
The British suffered extensive loss but the Americans considered the contest an good start to the war. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
While the British drove the Americans from out of Charlestown . The battle was at the time considered to be an American defeat but has since been lifted to the ranks of a heroic stands. -
Battle of Quebec
The British and Canadians drove off the American attack and ended the threat so the British controled Canada -
Battle of New York
In 1776, the British set forth to subdue the colonies. They began the effort by recapturing New York. First, they drove Washington off Long Island; then, from lower Harlem. -
Battle of the White Planes
The Americans were driven back but were able to draw off from the White Plain position and march into New Jersey while the British returned to Manhattan. -
Battle of Fort Wahington
The British and Germans that attack win the battle -
Battle of Trenton
The battle was a physical and moral victory for Washington and his American troops. -
Battle of Piceton
The Americans outmanoeuvred the British and escaped Cornwallis’ encircling move, although the two regiments, 17th and 55th Foot, must be considered the heroes of the battle. -
Battle of Ticonderoga
The Americans withdrew from Ticonderoga leaving it in British hands. -
Battle of Brandywine Creek
The British and Hessians were left occupying the field having driven the Americans from their position on Brandywine Creek. -
Battle of Freeman's Farm
The British were left on the field but suffered significantly higher casualties than the Americans, which they could not afford. -
Battle of Germantown
The British won the battle although failing to follow up the success, permitting Washington to withdraw and reform his army behind a fort -
Battle of Saratoga
The Americans forced the surrender of Burgoyne’s force. -
John Paul Jones captures the Serapis
As John Paul Jones is fighting the Serapis, the captain of the Serapis ask if he wants to surrender but Jones replys " I have not yet began to fight -
Battle of Kings Mt.
The militia on each side remained consistently unreliable in battle during the war. The one area in which the Tory militia excelled was in assalting their enemies. -
Battle of White Panes
The Americans were driven back but were able to draw off from the White Plain position and march into New Jersey while the British returned to Manhattan. -
Battle of Yorktown
The future Americans and French owned the British as they were traped. Last major battle of the Revolution -
Treaty of Paris (Revolution)
When U.S., G.B., French, Spain, Neitherland were their to go over the agrements of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War
