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The colonists strongly objected to the Proclamation. They resented that the British government was restricting their settlements and taking control of the west out of their hands. Colonial anger over the proclamation helped lead to the American Revolution. -
Colonists objected to the Stamp Act. It extracted money from the colonists without their consent, so violated the principle of taxation without representation. Colonists rioted against the Stamp Act, forcing the resignations of nearly all of the men sent to enforce it -
The Boston Massacre helped lead to the Revolutionary War by the Royal Governor evacuating the occupying army from the town of Boston. It would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies, as the colonies started to fight back a bit. -
The British government passed the Tea Act to help the company. This gave an East India Company a tax break on their tea, which made it cheaper than tea that was being smuggled into the colonies from other areas. -
The Boston Tea Party was an event that helped lead to the American Revolution because it made the British even more angry at the colonists. This happened because of the taxes that were on the tea. So the British responded with the Intolerable Acts and even more taxes. -
The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Government. The British instated the acts to make an example of the colonies after what they've don't at the Boston Tea Party, and the outrage they caused became the major push that led to the Lexington and concord, which everyone knew that the war was starting. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, the famous 'shot heard 'round the world', marked the start of the American War of Independence. Politically disastrous for the British, it persuaded many Americans to take up arms and join them in war and support the cause of independence for the colonies. -
The battle of Ticonderoga helped lead to the war by the capture of fort Ticonderoga and how easily the green mountain boys and the colonial army captured it. The capture of fort Ticonderoga was important because it cut off the British supplies coming into the colonies and gave them control of all the weapons that were in the fort that were left there. -
The battle of bunker hill helped lead to the war by boosting courage and confidence that the colonists could stand up to the British in battle. It got many colonists to join the army and become stronger. Although the battle of bunker hill was one of the bloodiest fights of the war. -
The common sense pamphlet is promoting the idea of American exceptionalism and the need to form a new nation to realize its promise, Paine's pamphlet not only attracted public support for the Revolution but put the Second Continental Congress leader's under pressure to declare independence. -
The Declaration of Independence summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. By declaring themselves an independent nation, the colonists were also able to confirm an official alliance with the Government of France and obtain French assistance in the war against Great Britain. -
The battles of Trenton and Princeton were a boost to the morale of the colonists fighting the battles cause and leading many recruits of the colonists to join the Continental Army in the spring. This happened because General George Washington's army won easily but the British where furious and needed to fight back harder. -
The battle of Saratoga helped lead to the war by the colonist defeat of the superior British army gave them more courage to fight, keep going and furthered the hope for independence. The battle also helped to secure the French support needed to win the war. The colonist tried to battle the British by traditional war fair and they won, so that gave them a lot more courage as well. -
The Continental Army Wintering Valley Forge helped Continental Army shape it into a more unified force capable of defeating the British and winning colonial independence. -
The battles of the south effectively ended with many draws and losses. The colonists held their ground and still lost. With Clinton's army won and got past them to New York. -
The battle of Yorktown is important because it is the last battle of the war. The battle of Yorktown, General Washington's plan for the battle of Yorktown was to surround them, build trenches, constant fire and get closer and closer. Until the British ran out of resources and had to surrender. The colonists were finally a free nation at last.