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American Revolution

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  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war
    The french and Indian war was when the french and the Indians were fighting together. The french and the Indians were fighting against the British and were slowly winning. But over time the British were just to strong and defeated the french and the Indians.
  • Boston massacre

    Boston massacre
    The Boston massacre was an Incident on King Street. The British had shot and killed 5 people under harassment by locals.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    The tea act was an unfair act placing taxes on all tea. To fight back Citizens dressed up like Indians and boarded a boat and threw all the tea over board.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    This first congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies. Who met from September 5, to October 26 1774
  • Battle of Lexington and concord

    Battle of Lexington and concord
    The battle of Lexington and concord pretty much started the american revolution. Citizens heard that the British were coming to take there weapons and supplies, they not want that so they gathered and fought back.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in 1775. This is when the declaration of independence was wrote and published
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charles town, Massachusetts.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The declaration of independence was on July 4, 1776. This declaration pretty much told the British that they were no longer with them.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense
    Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine.
    This was advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.
  • battle of Trenton

    On Christmas eve George.W decides to take is army across a frozen lake to attack the British when they were least expecting it. This battle was a huge success and gave america hope that they could win the war.
  • Valley Forge

    The Valley Forge was the third of eight of George.W Bases or camps. But in September, 1777 British forces had taken over American capital of Philadelphia.
  • Siege of Yorktown

    The battle of Yorktown was the ending battle of the american revolution. In this battle both sides still fought, but they were Very low on supplies and both tired of fighting.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III. And representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, this ended the american revolution