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The Proclamation Line of 1763 was created when the colonies tried to get the land they fought for against the native Americans but the British created this line so the colonists couldn't move west of the Appalachian mountains because if they did go west of the Appalachian mountains the British couldn't get to them. -
On March 22nd 1765 the British passed the Stamp Act which upset the colonies very much and they decided to rebel and they chanted no taxation without representation. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/stamp-act-1765#:~:text=11)%20On%20March%2022%2C%201765,%2C%20documents%2C%20and%20playing%20cards. -
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5th, 1770 on King Street in Boston it began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier but it quickly escalated into a chaotic bloody slaughter The conflict energized anti-British sentiment and paved way for the American revolution. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre -
The British Parliament passed the Tea Act in May 1773 to help the company this gave the East India Company a tax break on their tea which made it cheaper than the tea that was being smuggled into the colonies from other places https://www.jyfmuseums.org/learn/research-and-collections/essays/the-tea-act-and-the-boston-tea-party#:~:text=The%20British%20Parliament%20passed%20the,the%20colonies%20from%20other%20places. -
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16 1773 at Griffins Wharf in Boston Massachusetts American colonists were frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing "no taxation without representation" and dumped 342 chests of tea imported by British East India Company into the harbor and the Boston tea party was the first rebellion against the British https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party -
The Coercive Acts of 1774 also known as the Intolerable Acts in the American colonies were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/the-coercive-intolerable-acts-of-1774/#:~:text=The%20Coercive%20Acts%20of%201774 -
The battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the start of the American Revolutionary War on April 19th, 1775 the British army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy The American's store of weapons and ammunition in Concord. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/lexington-and-concord -
The Green Mountain Boys a patriot militia in the American Revolution The Green Mountain Boys began in 1770 at present day Bennington Vermont as an unauthorized militia organized to defend the property rights of local residents who had received land grants from New Hampshire. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Green-Mountain-Boys -
During the battle of Bunker Hill at first the Americans were winning they had the advantage because they had the hill but slowly the Americans started to run out of ammunition the British overwhelmed the Americans and the colonists were forced to retreat and both sides said that they felt like they lost. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/bunker-hill -
On January 9th, 1776 writer Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense Setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence although little used today pamphlets were an important medium for the spread of ideas in the 16th and 19th centuries. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-paine-publishes-common-sense -
The Declaration of Independence is a historical piece of paper that our founding fathers wrote and signed it was written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by Thomas Jefferson John Adams Benjamin Franklin Robert R. and Roger Sherman the Declaration of Independence declared that they wanted freedom from Great Britain and were wiling to fight for it. https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration -
After crossing the Delaware River in a treacherous storm General George Washington's army defeated garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton the victory set the stage for another success at Princeton a week later and boosted the morale of the US troops. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/trenton -
The Battle of Saratoga occurred in September and October 1777 during the second of the American Revolution it included two crucial battles fought eighteen days apart and was a decisive victory for the Continental army and a crucial turning point in the revolutionary war. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-saratoga -
Valley Forge is the location of the 177 1778 winter encampment of the Continental Army under George Washington during the American Revolutionary War here the Continental Army a collection of disparate colonial militias supported by hundreds of camp followers and allies emerged under Washington's leadership. https://www.nps.gov/vafo/learn/historyculture/valley-forge-history-and-significance.htm -
siege of Charleston 1780 during the American Revolution British land and sea campaign that cut off and forced the surrender of Charleston the principal port city of the southern American colonies. https://www.britannica.com/event/Siege-of-Charleston -
The Battle of Yorktown proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution the British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of a new nation The United States of America. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/yorktown