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A war between the British, French, and Native Americans were involved in the French and Indian war.The British won the war and gained lots of land but became in debt by a lot. This is significant because of the taxes that the British made the colonists pay. -
A tax that the British had put that required the colonists to pay a certain amount of money. The tax was put on every piece of printed paper that was used. This tax was put on licenses, news paper, documents, and more. -
A tax that the British council government had put on the colonists that forced/required them to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation to the British forces. This act purpose was to help British forces by also forcing local civilians to house and care for the British soldiers. -
The Boston Tea Party was a protest-like group that was caused by the colonists. The colonists dressed up as native americans during the event of the Boston tea party. The Boston tea party was the colonist political response and a protest on the tax that was put on tea. This event happened in Boston on the Boston Harbor. -
The intolerable act was created after the Boston Tea Party. The act was created as a way to punish the colonists for their protest. The intolerable act included 4 laws, these 4 laws were the Boston port bill, the Massachusetts government act, Administration of justice, and the quartering act. -
The battle of Saratoga was led by Horatio Gates who was one of the american generals and John Burgoyne who was also a general on the British side. The battle was located near the fields of upstate New York. The main purpose of this battle was to isolate New England from the United States. The american side had won the battle with around 330 casualties while the British with around 1,135 casualties. -
Valley Forge was a camp meant for training and to recoup from the winter weather. The Valley Forge was established/created on December 19, 1777 by the colonist and George Washington. The reason why it was built was due to the British occupying Philadelphia. The forge helped trained and keep 11,000 soldiers alive during the harsh winter weathers. -
The battle of Yorktown took place in Yorktown, Virginia and was led by George Washington the leader for america and Lord Charles Cornwallis the leader for the British. The Americans had around 8,000 men while the British had around 7,500 men. This was the final battle that gave America its independence from the British with the help of the French they made the British surrender. -
It ended the american revolution and made the united states an independent nation free from the British's control. The treaty was signed by the us and British representatives.