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French and indian war
Gave Britain lots of territorial gains. -
Stamp act
Imposed tax on the colonies. -
The American revolution
A political revolution that occurred between 1765 and 1783 -
Townshend acts
A series of British acts of parliament -
boston massacre
A confrontation in which British soldiers killed several people. -
Boston tea party
A political and mercantile protest by the sons of liberty in 1773 -
Intolerable acts.
Laws passed by the British parliament after the Boston tea party. -
First continental congress.
A meeting of delegates from the British colonies that became the us -
patrick henry's give me liberty or give me death
Defended strong resolutions for equipping Virginian militia to fight against the British -
The battle of lexington
The first military engagements of the revolutionary war -
The second continental congress
A meeting of delegates from the 13 colonies which united the American revolution -
Battle of Long Island
The military action of the American revolutionary war that took place on the western side of long island. -
Battles of saratoga
Marked the climax of saratoga giving the Americans A decisive victory. -
Hessians
German soldiers that served as auxiliaries to the British army in the revolutionary war. (fun fact) -
The battle of yorktown
A battle led by George Washington that America won -
The treaty of paris
When the united states and Britain officially ended the American revolutionary war. -
Constitution signed
Written during the Philadelphia convention now known as the Constitutional convention gave America freedom.
