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The French began building forts on both British and French land. the British colonists took this as an attack. As a result, both sides started fighting. Both sides had help from native Americans. The British had Hessian soldiers. The British general John Burgoyne first saw action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuQlnc3ocDE -
This was a law passed by Britain to prevent colonists from taking over natives' land. They passed the law in 1763. Leading up to it, British officers wanted to subdue fighting -
Parliament thought the colonists should help pay for the French and Indian War. So, they decided to tax them. The taxes where on many goods. Needless to say the colonists where not happy. -
King George III intended this tax to pay for soldiers in the colonies. On everything written, a stamp was required. This stamp just so happened to cost money. The colonists were really not happy about yet another tax. -
this tax required colonists to give up housing for soldiers to stay. The soldiers could come and go as they pleased. It also required them to provide over 9000 supplies to them. all this while paying for the war. -
This affected trade from the colonies. It made things like glass, spices, and later tea very expensive. The colonists responded by boycotting the goods. -
Many did not approve of the king sending men. In response, they would call these men names. The tension between the two was super high. One day some soldiers got fed up and shot a civilian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLZjGP9dS24 -
This allowed cheap Indian tea to be sold for very cheap. The prices were so low that merchants could not compete with the price. This made it so Britain made a lot of money from imported tea. -
parliament passed the Tea Act in early 1773. This was very unpopular with the colonists. In December of 1713, the Sons of Liberty got together to dump tea in the harbor. Led by Samual Adams they dumped over 1 million dollars of tea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl9unTDt92I -
The First Continental Congress was when representatives from all the colonies except Georgia met in Philly. This happened In September of 1776. They made a bunch of important decisions. One of the big ones was to stop all trade with britan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6KwjYMXEiE -
series of laws King George put in place. The laws came into effect after the Boston Tea Party. They were meant to tax the colonies until all the money worth of tea was made back. -
This happened in 1774. The representatives came together to discuss difficulties with England. They discussed breaking away from England and becoming independent. Some representatives didn't agree to this though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd623F4UtoY -
Common Sense was a 47-page pamphlet. It was written in 1775-1776 by Thomas Paine. The pamphlet advocated for independence. it was very popular.
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This happened in 1775. British soldiers were marching toward a small village near Boston when Paul and Samual Adams ran to warn the people. Minute men had moved weapons stored there before they arrived. The shot heard around the world was fired during this sparking war. General Von Stuben trained the continental army and wrote all the drills. -
This was the first major battle of the war. It happened on June 17th, 1775. After patriots learned that the British were planning to take the hills. They built fortifications the night before I was preparation for battle with the British.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHQUJUN9izA -
This happened in 1775. Its purpose was to try to improve relations with the king. It emphasized their loyalty to the king and British citizens. -
This happened in 1776. They defeated the British. George Washington had called it the key to the continent. -
This happened in 1776. It included Benjamin Franklin. This happened when the colonies got tired of being pushed around by Britain. This is when we officially became a country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHreBU_9Jh4 -
This happened in 1776. One famous thing during this was George Washington's crossing of the Delaware. The colonists took victory in this battle. it was at Trenton.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M5sYsiVG_Q -
this happened from 1777-1778. George Washington and their men were placed just outside of Philadelphia. he trained his men. they where only a days march away from the city -
This happened in 1777. The British decided to do a three-pronged attack on New York. The specialized armies met a ton of patriots. The British had over 100 deaths as opposed to the patriot's 300. Benedict Arnold made General Burgyone surrender. -
This happened in 1778. It officially ended the Revolutionary War. It also defined the boundaries of the United States. It also defined the boundaries of the 13 states. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz-EyvTVah4 -
this happened in 1778. The Americans outnumbered the British 2-1. The Americans suffered early losses. George Washington pushed through and won. Molly Pitcher was one of a few women on the battle field that day -
This happened in 1783. The Americans outnumbered the British army. Both sides were exhausted after 6 years of war. George Washington needed the victory here. they managed to win the battle boosting morale. They captured general Cornwallis as a prisoner of war