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Formally ended the revolutionary war.
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Tax on legal documents. Required that a stamp be bought for all legal documents and other itmes such as playing cards, newpaper, etc.
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Named after british officor Charles Townshend. Parliament duties on imported goods.
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A drunken mob harrasses british soldiers who then fire their muskets point blank into the crowd. Killing 5, and wounding some.
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Colonists dressed as indians, go aboard ships and pour all the tea into the water.
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The Patriot name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament.
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A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun.
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American troops occupied two hills north of boston.
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In July 1775, the Second Continental Congress made a final effort to seek reconciliation with Britain and end the fighting.
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A document written by Thomas Jefferson.
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A pamphlet written by Thomas Painen that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain.
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Fought during the American Revolutionary war and it took place near Trenton, New Jersey. The battle was fought between the Americans against the Hessians and British troops after the Americans lost the battle in New York and were forced to retreat through New Jersey.
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Another british army led by general burboyne objective was to out new england off from the rest of the colonies.
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Washington troops gather with british troops. Cornwalls is left to face an army twice the size of his own.
