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French and Indian war
Great Britain gained territory in North America and disputes over Policy and paying but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying expenses lead to colonial discontent. -
Sugar Act
Tax on sugar and they reduced tax. parliament hoped the tax would be collected -
Stamp act
a direct tax on the colonist and the tax never got collected -
Townshend act
taxes on goods coming from Great Britain and then became a boycott on British goods -
Boston Massacre
Americans bothered the British by throwing snowballs a braul started with guns and only 5 people died -
Boston Tea Party
There was a tax on tea, the sons of liberty poured tea into the harbor and there was a boycott on tea. -
The Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts was a series of four laws passed by British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts bay for the destruction from the Boston party -
Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolution. The British intended to suppress rebellion by seizing weapons from the colonist -
British attacks on coastal towns
The British raided the American Coastal towns and contributed to the deterioration of relations between Great Britain and her American colonies. They also burned down the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought by the British and Americans and the British won. It was during the first stage of the revolution -
Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island was won by British. They came to seize control of New York -
Battle of Trenton
The battle was fought between the Americans against the Hessians and British troops with Washington. -
Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the war. It gave the Patriots a major boost persuading the French, Spanish and Dutch to join their cause against a mutual rival -
Battle of Guilford Court House
This battle was an important battle in the revolution. American won over the British in North Carolina -
Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was a strategically American victory during the Revolution over British forces in South Carolina and slowed down efforts to invade North Carolina