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The Native American's we're becoming upset that they were losing their land, so Great Britain had created a boundary that forbade the colonists to cross. -
The colonists rebelled against Great Britain which caused the Stamp Act to be put in place. This was a form of punishment for not following The Proclamation of 1763. Now the colonists were being taxed on newspapers and documents. -
Colonists and the British soldiers were in a stand off. Someone unknown had yelled, "fire" which had caused the British to shoot into the crowd of colonists. -
British government began to tax the colonies' basic necessities. This involves things like tea, alcohol. and sugar. -
Colonists dressed up as Native Americans and sneaked aboard a ship and dumped crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Great Britain had created 4 new laws known as the "Intolerable Acts" which made the colonists lose their basic rights. -
British soldiers marched through Lexington encountering the militia inhabiting the area. Soon after, a battle was caused due to an unknown shot fired, also known as the "Shot Heard Around the World." This battle had made the militia lose seven men, causing them to retreat. After the battle, the soldiers proceeded to march into Concord to remove the weapons the colonists had supplied for themselves. This led to another battle which ended as a colonist victory due to the British's re-treatment. -
Ticonderoga was a fort inhabited by British soldiers. In 1775, 83 colonists had arrived to capture the fort. Only 1 solider was on duty and was sleeping therefore, no battle was necessary. Nobody was left harmed. -
The Colonial army had built a fort on top of Breed's Hill. Because of this, the British troops had decided to ambush them. A man named William Prescott had informed the army to not shoot the British until they saw the whites of their eyes. Because of the precision, the British had many casualties. But since there was a large number of British troops, the Colonial Army ran out of gunpowder, causing the British take over the fort and a loss for the Americans. -
The common sense document was written by Thomas Paine to try and convince loyalists to rebel against the British government to be free. -
Thomas Jefferson wrote a document that gave the colonists the colonists the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. -
After retreating his army repeatedly, George Washington took initiative and headed towards Trenton. This was where he had committed a crime in which war was postponed on a holiday. Washington took this knowledge and attacked British forces in Trenton in which had became a victory for the colonists. -
Valley Forge is a military base where George Washington took his army to retreat and train them. The French sent Baron von Steuben, a German military officer, to train the American colonists and discipline them. -
The Battle of Saratgoa had consisted of 2 battles. The first battle had occurred because Britain wanted to isolate the New England colonies. To do this, they wanted to capture Albany, New York. The British had won that battle due to Hessian's supporting their battle. The second battle had occurred when the British advanced to Bemis Heights. They were outnumbered due to the impatience of waiting for reinforcements. After the battle, the British had surrendered to the Continental Army. -
Charleston was a loss for the colonial army. General Horatio gates was selected by George Washington to fight in the Charleston battle. Gates had made the mistake by placing inexperienced men on the left flank, causing the British to win. -
The Battle of Yorktown was the very last battle of the American Revolution. General Cornwallis and his troops were approached and surrounded by General Lafayette's platoon and the French Navy. After ever lasting fighting, Cornwallis had surrendered and had signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution.