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French and Indian War
Conflict in the Ohio River Valley between the British and the French. Native Americans allied mostly with the French. The British won the war. -
sugar act
where they put tax on sugar anything that has sugar in it. -
boston tea party
the boston tea party was when they put tax on tea so they threw it off the bout because thats there reaction about it. -
tea act
The Tea Act was the final straw in a series of unpopular policies and taxes imposed by Britain on her American colonies. The policy ignited a “powder keg” of opposition and resentment among American colonists and was the catalyst of the Boston Tea Party. -
first continental congress
the first meeting of the 13 colonies. -
lexington and concord
so both of them where marching and they said don't shot and then someone shot and they don't know who did. -
second continental congress
it was the second meeting they had with the 13 colonies -
common sense
Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Written in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. -
valley forge
The particularly severe winter of 1777-1778 proved to be a great trial for the American army, and of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease. However, the suffering troops were held together by loyalty to the Patriot cause and to General Washington, who stayed with his men -
siege of yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive .. -
treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George
