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Americans could not cross the Appalachian Mountains -
The Green Mountain Boys were a group led by Ethan Allen. There was one guard on patrol the night they captured Fort Ticonderoga.
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Great Britain imposed a tax on everyday items the colonists used. This included newspapers, tea, paper, and playing cards. -
British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists killing three and injuring eight. The colonists before this happened were throwing snowballs and ice and other things to hurt or make fun of the British. -
The British were taxing the colonist's tea and the colonists did not like that. -
The upset patriots threw thousands of pounds of tea into the Boston harbor. This really upset the King and queen, losing a lot of money. This resulted in more bad laws the colonists didn't like. -
Four laws were passed by the British government to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
After "The Shot" fired the British soldiers all started shooting at the colonist. The colonists ran and then started shooting back at the British soldiers. Eight colonists were killed. This marked the first battle in the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill was when the British and Colonists fought for the hill. The British won but it felt like a loss because they lost a lot of people. -
This was a pamhlet written by Thomas Paine. It was basically about independence from Great Britain. -
The Declaration of Independence declared the thirteen colonies a separate country from Great Britain -
This was the battle where George Washington led his troops across the Delaware River. They caught the other troops off guard being a holiday. -
This battle was the turning point in the war. The colonists beat the British. There were two battles that took place. Each side won once. In the end, the Colonists won the battle overall. -
Valley Forge was a military base for the Continental Army. They kept soldiers here for 6 months. Since if was very cold, a lot of people died. The colonist beat the Hessians under George Washingtons' command.
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The British were losing the north so they started going south. They couldn't go west because of the proclamation line. When they fought the war in the south, they lost. -
Yorktown was the final event in the Revolutionary War. The British signed the Treaty of Paris, which was the document that ended the Revolutionary War.