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The Charleston Tea Party
on November 3, 1774, the ship Britannia arrived in Charleston Harbor from London,England. The ship was carrying passengers and seven chests of East Indian tea. Apparently there was a mischievous drug on board. The thee Charleston Merchants, who were said to have put the drug on the ship, were forced to drop all seven chests of tea overboard. This was in response to the Tea Act. -
shots fired at Lexington and Concord
The tension between Great Britain and the American colonies have been building up for years and the battle of Lexington and Concord kick started the American Revolution. -
The Declaration of Independence was signed
the tension between American colonists and British Parliament had been going on for years and the Americans were allegedly fighting for their rights. By the following summer, with the Revolutionary War started, the fight for independence from Britain had grown. In June 1776, a group of men including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin drafted a formal statement of the colonies intentions, grievances, etc. The signing of the Declaration of Independence was on August 2, 1776. -
The bad winter at Valley Forge, PA
Valley Forge was the military camp where the American Continental Army spent the winter during the American Revolutionary War., and exposure American soldiers were exposed to Starvation, disease, malnutrition and killed many of the American soldiers by the end of February 1778. -
The battle of Camden
The Battle of Camden was a major victory for the British in the Southern part of the American Revolutionary War. -
The battle of Kings Mountain
The Battle of Kings Mountain was a military fight between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It resulted in a victory for the Patriots -
The battle of Cowspen
The Battle of Cowpens was a fight between American Colonial forces and British forces as part of the campaign in the Carolinas -
The battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a battle of the American Revolutionary War and was the last major battle of the war in the Carolinas. It resulted in a tie where both sides claimed victory -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was a military conflict between Great Britain and the American colonies. The Battle of Yorktown ended in the American colonists claiming victory. On October 19, 1781, the British laid down their arms and surrendered. The British army was destroyed and the American Revolutionary war was over. -
The Treaty of Paris was signed officially ending the American Revolution
The Treaty of Paris was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain ended the revolutionary war and acknowledged American independence.
