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Revolutionary Events
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Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies. -
Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation issued by Britain that banned colonial settlement west of a line drawn along the Appalachain Mountains to avoid further wars with the Native Americans. -
Sugar Act
The British effort to impose new taxes on colonies began in 1764 when Parliament passed the Sugar Act, which put a duty on several products. -
Stamp Act
A law passed by Parliament which required that all colonists buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities. -
Boston Massacre
An event that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British redcoats on March 5, 1770. -
Boston Tea Party
A demonstration by citizens of Boston who raided 3 British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of laws passed by the Britih Parliament to punish and make an example of Massechusetts for resisting parliament authority. -
First Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle held at Breed's Hill between the British and Americans. -
"Shot Heard Round The World" Lexington and Concord
The shot signaling that the war for independence had begun. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Declaration of Independence
The document recording the proclimation of the second continental congress asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was two battles fought near Saratoga, NY. The first, the battle of Freeman's Farm, took place ohn September 19, 1777 and the second, the battle of Bemis Heights, was fought on October 7th, 1777. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was a victory by a combined American and French force led by General George Washington over a large British army commanded by General Cornwallis. The surrender of General Cornwallis caused the British army to negotiate an end the the Revolutionary War.
