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french and indian war
Was fought between france and england over land in the Ohio River Vally. The british won but had a lot of debt after the war.Bitan told the colonists that they would have to pay for the war by taye thecolonists resisted -
the stamp act
the stamp act placed a tax on all paper the colonists did not like this and said 'no taxtion whith out representationl coloonists organanizad a stamp act congress wich sent a petition to the king and eclard a boycott on british good that led to repeal of the stamp act -
the tea act
the tea act was not a tay. it was a law passed by british parliament stating that only the east india companyia british business could sell tea to the 13 colonies the boston tea party caused the infolerabee act -
the intolerable act
britain dosed the boston harbor and took away the right of the colony or massachusetts to given itself. britain want to fouce the colonist to pay for the tea aumped the harhor the first continentallsed a bay cotton all tradedwith britain -
lexington and concord
the first shot of the revolution were fired here. know as the shot hered arould the world the british went to lexington to capture trouble makers and to concord to destroy the colonsts military supplies. minutemen were ready when british redcoats arrived at lexington. -
the battle of buker hill
american troop were forced to surrender when they ran out of gun powder the british had many to die in this battle puring the battle americans hid be hide rocks and trees to fight the british the battle showed the americans that they would need allies to supply ammunition -
the battle of saratoga
the turning point of the war for the american putriots american foress defeated the british in thir attepttospht the colonies at the Hudson River becuse of this victory. the frech were willing to inter into anlliance with the amercans wich brought both finahcialuide and herp or ther fench navy -
the battle of cowpens
an important battle in south carolina that showed the cooperation of the regupr