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American Revolution
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French and Indian war
The war between the American Colonists of the British Empire versus the French who allied with the Native American tribes. -
Sugar Act
The parliament decreased the taxes, duties, and customs on molasses and sugar. -
Stamp Act
All legal documents in the American Colonies had to cary a tax stamp -
Townshend Acts
A series of acts that taxed the American Colony's imported goods passed by British Parliament. -
The Boston Massacre
A confrontation between British soldiers and an angry mob in Boston where several people were shot and killed. -
The Boston Tea Party
A protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston Massachusetts where 342 chests of tea were dumped into the Boston harbour. -
The Coercive Acts
A series of four acts the were passed to punish the Massachusettes Bay colony for the Boston tea party. -
The Boston Blockade
The Royal Navy creates a blockade that closed all commercial traffic to and from Boston Harbour -
First Continental Congress
The Committees of Correspondence called the first continental congress in response to the Intolerable acts which took place in Philadelphia. -
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British Attacks on Coastal Towns
The British bombarded and burned the coastal towns of Norfolk, Falmouth and Massachusetts. -
Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the American Revolution were battles of Lexington and Concord in Middlesex County. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The American patriots where defeated by the British soldiers in the first stage of the American Revolutionary war. -
Declaration of Independance
This was when the Second Continental Congress finally declared the independence of the 13 American colonies from Britain. -
Battle of Long Island
This battle was fought on the western side of Long Island and was an act against the American Revolution. -
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Valley Forge
Valley forge was where the American Continental army became a legitimate fighting unit while they were camped there during the winter of 1777-1778 -
The United Stated Flag
The American Continental army decided the country would need a flag that represented the 13 colonies and it was on that day when the American flag was created and still used to this day. -
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Battles of Saratoga
These battles were the climax of the Saratoga which gave the Americans the deciding victory against the British army. -
Battle of Cowpens
This battle was fought between the U.S. forces who were being led by Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, and the British forces led by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton near the town of Cowpens. -
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Siege of Yorktown
The last major land battle in the North American region of the American Revolutionary war. -
The Treaty of Paris
The official treaty signed between America and Britain that signified the end of the American Revolution.