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The treaty of paris ended the french and indian war.
because of the war brittan had to impose new taxes on the colonist to cover the cot of the war. -
This law required colonist to pay taxes on papers and documents.
This made the colonist angry because colonist argue that there should be no taxation without representation. -
On this day the british opened fire on a mob colonist that did not agree with the presence of british troops in boston.
Paul Revere witnessed this event, drew a picture of it and printed it in the paper which made the colonist want to fight the british. -
The boston tea party was a protest because the british established taxation without representaion -
British parliament passed the coercive acts which required british troops to be house in taverns and unoccupied buildings.These acts generated considerable sympathy for Massachusetts among other colonies. -
On April 19, 1775 , the first shots of revolutionary war were exchanged between american minute men and british red coats at the battle of lexington and concord.
The news of the bloodshed made its way all the way down the eastern seaboard -
The battle of bunker hill one was of the first major battles of the revolution, inexperienced colonial soldiers had to hold off british infantryman for 2 hours. which showed the british that were not afraid and ready to fight for their independence. -
On july 4th 1776 congress officially declared independence from england. This major event further added to the tension between the british and the American colonist. -
British attacked american troops in western long island, and many american troops got captured. -
On christmas night George Washington crossed the delaware river surprise attacked british troops.
This successful attack gave them hope that the war was winnable. -
Battle of trenton was a small but very important battle
Continental Army led by George Washington defended an attack from the british. -
the British Army captured Philadelphia seat of the Continental Congress. almost 400 ameicans were captured by the british. -
After the patriots victory at saratoga, the france decided to become allies with American patriots.
This will later on help in the war casue they will be getting help from france. -
on may 12 the british took charleston and some of the colonial army.now the war is at a stalemate -
Patriot troops surrounded a group of loyalist and defeated them at kings mountain.
which helped push back the loyalist and british -
Patriot militia defeated the british by for at cowpens. this helped realized they could counter british attack stratagys -
French and American troops cornered a big group of british troops. because of this they were forced to surrender -
the treaty of paris ended the war, candada was still a british province though.and secured theyre independance