American Revolution Era-Czaplicki

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  • French, and Indian war

    The French, and Indian war also known as the 7-year war, was a war fought between the french, and great Britain.

  • The sugar act

    An act that reduced the rate of tax on molasses.

  • Stamp Act

    It was an act that put a direct tax on the colonies by Great Britain which required many printed materials in the colonies be produced in London

  • The Boston Masacre

    An American wig maker got in an argument with a British soldier, and 200 Americans started throwing things at 7 British soldiers. The soldiers started firing into the crowd.

  • The Boston tea party

    The British put a tax on tea, so the sons of liberty a radical group decided to confront the British by destroying over 92000 pounds of tea

  • The coercive acts

    These acts closed Boston harbor until restitution was paid for the destroyed tea.

  • Battle of Bunker hill

    This was a battle that the patriots lost, but it proved they could fight the British army.

  • First Continental congress

    This was a meeting that consisted of representatives from 12 of the colonies

  • The battle of lexington, and concord

    The first battle between The Americans, and the British. The British suffered 300 casualties, Americans suffered less than 100.

  • Common Sense

    A pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine that attacked the monarchy

  • Declaration of independence

    This is the list of basic rights, everyone has.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    This battle gave the patriots a major morale boost and persuaded the french, Spanish, and dutch to join their cause.

  • Battle of Trenton

    In this battle, Washington, and his army defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries.

  • The battle Of Yorktown

    This was the final battle of the Revolution

  • Treaty of Paris

    This is the treaty that officially ended the war.