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the french and Indian war happened from 1756 to 1763. it was a conflict between Britain and France. France had repeatedly been in conflict with British colonies in america. the fighting started around 1754 with the french winning. Britain officially declared war in 1756 and started winning in 1757. Spain joined France in fighting Britain. the war came to an end with the treaty of Paris. George Washington fought in the war.
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a statement issued by Britain that said where colonists could and could not settle. it said that British colonists could settle from the Atlantic ocean to the Appalachian mountains. British colonists were not allowed to settle west of that because it was native american land. it also said that the only people allowed to travel west were licensed traders. -
following the French and Indian war Britain passed an act to stop sugar being smuggled in from the French and Dutch west indies. this act followed an unsuccessful attempt to do this before in the molasses act. the act was meant to make sure the colonist bought British sugar. the act made sure there was better enforcement of what could and couldn't enter the colonies.
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the stamp act was a tax on all paper products in the colonies. the act was an attempt to get money to get Britain out of debt after the seven years war. the colonists were angry about it because they didn't have any representation in the government that was taxing them. the colonist protested the stamp act. the stamp act was repealed. -
the quartering act was passed in 1765. the quartering act required that the colonies have places to house soldiers. the soldiers were usually housed in buildings meant for soldiers but if there wasn't enough space they were allowed to stay in public buildings or unused houses. at first the colonists did not follow the law but then they were forced to.
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the townshend acts taxed goods imported to the colonies. the acts taxed things such as glass, paint, paper, and tea. the British taxed things that would be difficult for the colonist to make on their own. the colonists started boycotting British goods. -
The Boston massacre started as a fight between colonists and one soldier. the fight escalated with colonists throwing rocks, snowballs, and ice. the soldier called for reinforcements. once other soldiers arrived some colonists started to dare the soldiers to fire their guns. one soldier fired and the rest followed him. five colonists were killed and six were injured.
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the tea act unlike the previous acts was not meant to raise money for the government to get them out of debt. the tea act was created to save the east India company. the colonists already didn't like when they had to pay taxes on tea and so they hated the new tea act. the tea act led to the Boston tea party. -
The Boston tea party took place because of the tea act. colonists dressed as native Americans threw tea into the harbor. many of the colonists were members of a group called the sons of liberty. there were 342 chests of tea thrown into the river.
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the intolerable acts were made to punish Boston for rebellion like the Boston tea party. the acts included shutting down Boston harbor until the tea from the Boston tea party was paid for. the acts also limited meetings of local governments in Massachusetts. one of the acts said that British officials would be tried in England in response to the Boston massacre. the other act was made to make sure British soldiers were housed inside the city of Boston. -
the continental congress was a government for the thirteen original colonies. they met in reaction to the intolerable acts. the congress was made up of delegates from each colony except Georgia. they met in Philadelphia. the continental congress had members such as John Adams, George Washington, and John Jay.
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during the night British soldiers marched from Boston to Concord to take guns from the colonists. Paul Revere and others warned colonists of the British. colonists started to prepare to fight. the fighting started in Lexington with a shot from one side it is unknown which. after fighting for a while the British were forced to retreat. -
the second continental congress met after the revolutionary war began. they created the continental army. the congress wrote that it was necessary to take up arms but also introduced the olive branch petition. the congress supervised the revolutionary war.
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militiamen built fortifications on top of breed's hill. British forces then attempted to take the hill. the British were forced to retreat when the colonists started firing from the top of the hill. the British tried again and failed. then on the third time the colonists were running low on ammunition and were forced to retreat. -
the olive branch petition was written directly to the king of England. it says that they hope the colonies and England could avoid fighting. it talks about some of the problems colonists had with England and says because of that they had to take up arms to defend themselves. the king refused to even read the olive branch petition.
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common sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. the pamphlet was 47 pages long. the pamphlet talked about why america should be independent. common sense was important to the revolution and helped unite the colonists. -
the declaration of independence was mostly written by Thomas Jefferson. the document was written after the colonies voted for independence from Britain. the document said in the beginning that the separation from Britain was necessary for the colonies. the document stated all of the colony's problems with Britain.
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the battle of New York also known as the battle of Brooklyn took place on august 27 1776. the battle was a defeat for the Americans. due to a decision by the British the american forces were able to retreat by boat. the British lost 400 men to the Americans 1,000. -
the battle of Trenton happened after Washington crossed the Delaware. although the British had received notice of the movement of the army they were tired and weren't prepared for Washington's attack. 22 were killed and 92 were wounded. the Americans had 2 dead and 5 wounded. the Americans retreated from Trenton.
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the British ordered three armies into New York. the colonists and the British met and fought in a farm near saratoga New York. the colonists had to retreat. the British decided to stay put while the american army got reinforcements. the British then decided to try to attack but the colonists forced them to retreat and they eventually had to surrender. -
valley forge was a winter camp where general Washington and his men stayed in 1777 and 1778. there was a small battle called the battle of valley forge in which the British burned down some buildings. the soldiers at valley forge were often cold and lacked food. most soldiers also didn't have proper clothing some not even having shoes. There were also many soldiers that caught diseases at valley forge. Baron Von Steuben arrived at the camp and trained the soldiers. -
the British on their way to new York left a small force at the Monmouth courthouse. the american forces attempted to surround the courthouse. British reinforcement arrived and startled general lee. general lee ordered a retreat. general Washington arrived and reorganized the army and attacked the British. both sides claimed victory. -
the British had set up trenches in Yorktown. a small force left in Yorktown did the same. the colonist started firing cannons until most of the British weapons were destroyed. the British after being prevented from escape surrendered. the surrender caused the end of the revolutionary war. -
the treaty of Paris was negotiated after the last major battle of the revolutionary war. the treaty of Paris was negotiated by Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and John Adams. the treaty of Paris made america officially an independent nation. the treaty also gave most of the territory east of the Mississippi river to america.