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The Stamp Act
Parliament of Great Britain imposed a direct tax on the colonies. This required printed materials in the colonies to use paper stamped with a tax. This was the first direct tax on the colonies -
The Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was an act passed by British Parlament that had placed taxes on things imported into American colonies such as tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight where British soldiers shot and killed several people in a mob that was harassing them. This took place in Boston and the word was spread by Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest that occurred in December of 1773. American colonists that we're angry at Britain's “taxation without representation,” dumped chests of tea imported by the British into Boston harbor. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. They met in September - October in 1774. They discussed boycotting British goods and how to establish the rights of Americans and also planned for a Second Continental Congress. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the start of the American Revolutionary War in April of 1775. The British Army set out from Boston to get leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington and to destroy the American's weapons and ammunition in Concord. -
Bunker Hill
The American patriots were defeated during the Battle of Bunker Hill. They proved they did stand a chance against the British Army. The fight confirmed that there will be no peace between England and American colonies. -
Common Sense
Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that spread the idea of independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. He wrote moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for independence from Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress, It states the reasons for the British colonies of North America to seek out independence. -
Battle Of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was very small but played a big part in the American Revolutionary War. The battle had taken place on the morning of December 26, 1776. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war. It gave the Patriots a lot of confidence and pushed the French, Spanish and Dutch to join them in their fight. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge is the location of the winter camp of the Continental Army under George Washington. In 1777 while the British had taken over the patriot capital of Philadelphia Washington moved his troops to Valley Forge. -
Treaty of Alliance
The Treaty of Alliance or the French-American Treaty was an alliance between France and the United States of America. This resulted in the French aiding the Americans in their fight against the British. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was a French and American battle that trapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced them to surrender. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris by representatives of King George III and representatives of the United States of America in September of 1783. This officially ended the American Revolutionary War.