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The Proclamation of 1763 builds the tension, leading to the want for war between the British and the Colonist since they no longer have the freedom to cross that line. They just fought in this war for the British that they did not even want to do. So in return they thought they would at least get something out of it. But they didn't. https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/proclamation-line-of-1763/ -
The colonist got really mad when they did this because, they were having to pay this tax, and they have no say in it at the government level. "Taxation without representation." This leads to more rebellion and more battles in the war. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/stamp-act-1765#:~:text=The%20act%20required%20the%20colonists,sterling%2C%20rather%20than%20colonial%20currency. -
When the British took the first fire, it sent the Colonist in to panic. They got really mad, even if they were a part of why the British fired in the first place. This made the colonist start to get ready for battle, if the British had already taken a shot at them. https://www.masshist.org/revolution/massacre.php -
After the Sons and Daughters of Liberty threw all of the tea off the ship in the Boston Harbor, the British got mad. So in response they put the Tea Acts in place. It taxed them for their tea and other things to make them pay back for the money they had lost. The colonist did not like this, so they felt like they needed to do something back. https://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.html -
After the Sons and Daughters of Liberty throw off all of the British's tea, the tension grew even more. This made the British really mad since they had lost lots of money and tea. With all of their anger, their next act of revenge was the Declaratory Acts. https://www.masshist.org/revolution/teaparty.php -
After the British put the Intolerable acts in place, the Colonist needed to do something back. Then when they met for the first constitutional congress meeting, the British just got mad at them. It just keeps going back and forth. https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/the-coercive-intolerable-acts-of-1774/#:~:text=The%20Coercive%20Acts%20of%201774%2C%20known%20as%20the%20Intolerable%20Acts,for%20the%20Boston%20Tea%20Party. -
The tension between the British and Colonist builds even more when someone fires. They do not know who did it, so they feel like they have to fire back, even if they did not want to even fight. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/lexington-and-concord -
The green mountain boys were a military group. They helped the colonists in battles that they needed assistance. They helped the outcome of the war by, with their help the colonist were able to win more wars. https://www.revolutionary-war.net/the-green-mountain-boys/ -
When the Colonist barely lost the war, they got hope that they will win the next one. This made them eager to fight again and show that they can win over the British. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/historyculture/bhm.htm -
When Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet, showing how the British are treating us (Colonist) unfairly, more loyalist started to turn aginssed the British. The British did not like this, so the tension rose even more. https://www.ushistory.org/Paine/commonsense/ -
After the Colonist just got so mad at the British, they finally decided to break off from them. This would make the British really mad, since they do not have anyone else to tax anymore, but the Colonist would be really happy. https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript -
The battles of Princeton and Trenton were large victories for the Colonist. This flipped how the war was going. Before the British were on the winning streak, this would kind of scare them, and make them step up there battle strategies even more. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-trenton-and-princeton
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The first battle of Saratoga was won by the British. But the second one was won by the Colonist. The Colonist's win lead more french to join their side. This will help them win more battles and hopefully win the overall war. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/saratoga
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During the 6 months that the soldiers were staying at Valley Forge, they were trained, and hopefully took some time to heal. As they are getting better trained, they will win more battles aginsed the British. This will impact the outcome of the war, as the colonists will win! https://www.nps.gov/vafo/learn/historyculture/valley-forge-history-and-significance.htm#:~:text=On%20December%2019th%2C%201777%2C%2012%2C000,and%20two%20miles%20of%20fortifications.
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The British were forced to start moving down south because the battles in the North were not going well. They could also not go west because of the Proclamation of 1763. They started to become worried because the continental army has had a lot of training and is ready to fight and defeat. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/charleston
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How the French navy and troops surrounded the British at Yorktown, eventually lead the British to surrender from the war. They decide to do this because they could not keep fighting, they did not have enough supplies for their men. This is the final battle of the way, they then signed the treaty of Paris, to signal the end of the war. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/yorktown
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