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The first offensive victory for the American Forces. Ethan Allen was the the leader of the Green Mountain Boys. The Green Mountain boys were recruited men to attack Ticonderoga. Benedict Arnold was a militia captain who found the new American Army. -
The British had decided the colonists will not be allowed to cross the Appalachian Mountains so the British could stop the trading. -
The colonists were forced to pay the British taxes, represented by a stamp, on various forms of paper, documents and even playing cards. -
A crowd of colonists were taunting the British soldiers. The colonists started getting more violent and aggressive. An unknown person either on the British side or the Colonists side, someone had yelled "fire". So a British soldier shot their gun into the crowd.
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The Tea Act was an act of Parliament of Great Britain. The main purpose was to reduce the amount of tea. -
The British wanted to Isolate so they could cut off the colonies. The British wanted to capture New England to cut off ruling. There were 2 battles, Freeman's Far, and Bemis Heights. The colonies persuaded the French, The Spanish, and the Dutch. -
The Boston Tea Party was a protest because the colonists were frustrated about the "taxation without representation" -
A major division in the colonies. The British made 4 laws, The Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Act of Impartial Administrations and The Quartering Act. -
This was seen as the first battle of the war. Someone yelled "fire". The colonists had ambushed the British Soldiers. -
The British defeated the American Patriots at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The British sustained twice as many casualties as the Americans. The British lost many soldiers in the fight. The British secured gunpowder and canons of an uprising. -
Thomas Paine made a pamphlet called Common Sense. Paine's whole main point in the pamphlet was it is just common sense to separate from England. -
The Declaration of Independence is a founding document declaring freedom. It is a statement to Britain to be a free and independent country. -
George Washington took command of the colonial army. Washington did a sneak attack on Trenton and Princeton. He defeated the Hessians in both battles by ambushing.
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The British captured Philadelphia and winter was coming. The Continental Army was at Valley Forge for 6 months. Valley Forge was a defensible plateau where they could train. The colonists made a treaty alliance with the French. -
The British captured the coastal cities of Savannah, Charlestown, and Wilmington. Cornwallis retreated to the coast. Admiral de Grasse prevented Cornwallis from being saved by surrounding all the sides under a bombardment.
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The Battle of Yorktown is George Washington's victory over General Cornwallis. York town was an engagement of the American revolution. The British surrendered to the Continental Army and the allied French.
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/yorktown