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The Stamp Act was an event to help the British Troops station the colonies during the Seven Years War. This took place on March 22, 1765, in New York City. The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.
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The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. They placed new taxes and took some away. This event was named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer who proposed the program.
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The Boston Massacre was a small argument that turned into a big riot. The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It was first a street fight between American colonists and a British soldier. Then, quickly turned into a riot that leads to a deadly slaughter. The conflict energized anti-British sentiment and paved the way for the American Revolution.
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The Boston Tea party was a protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists were angry at Britain for “taxation without representation,”. They dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor of the British East India Company. The Boston Tea Party was the first major war against the British. This event showed the Britains that the Americans do not take taxation and tyranny easily. This led the American patriots across the 13 colonies to fight for independence.
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For revenge for the colonial resistance to British rule, the British Parliament made four measures that were also known as the Intolerable Acts. The Intolerable acts were made to punish the Massachusetts colonists or their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British government.
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The First Continental Congress was taken place in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between the dates of September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression.
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On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere, an American silversmith, rode from Charlestown to Lexington to warn that the British were coming from Boston. It is unclear who fired the first shot, but it sparked a battle that left eight Americans dead nonetheless. At Concord, the British were met by American soldiers. The British were outnumbered was forces to retreat to Boston.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought on April 19, 1775. Pressure had been building for several years between residents of the 13 American colonies. On the night of April 18, 1775, many British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord. As the fighting started, Lexington town green was shortly retreating under intense fire, more battles followed, and in 1783 the colonists formally won their independence.
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The battle of Bunker Hill was one of the early battles of the American Revolutionary War. The battle was fought on June 17, 1775. The name Bunker Hill was named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The ones on the battlefield were colonial and British troops. During this battle, most of the fighting was taking part on the adjacent Hill which later was changed to the Breed’s Hill.
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On January 10, 1776, the publication of Thomas Paine’s irreverent pamphlet Common Sense abruptly put independence on the agenda. Paine’s 50-page pamphlet, couched in elegant direct language, sold more than 100,000 copies within a few months. More than any other single publication, Common Sense paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.
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Declaration of Independence, in U.S. history, a document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. It was mostly written by Thomas Jefferson, many famous people signed the document since it was “written by other people”. However, Thomas Jefferson is the main writer throughout the whole document.
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The Battle of Saratoga occurred on September 19 and October 7, 1777. This Battle was taken apart during the second year of the American Revolution War. It was separated into two crucial battles. It was fought eighteen days apart and was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary Wars.
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The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the 13 states of the United States of America. The 13 states were served as its first constitution. After debate (between July 1776 and November 1777), the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, was sent to the states for ratification. The Articles of Confederation came into force on March 1, 1781, after being ratified by all 13 states.
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The Battle of Monmouth took place at Monmouth Courthouse. George Washington commanded Charles Lee to attack Lieutenant General Henry Clinton’s forces. However, when Charles Lee was going to do that, to was taken back by the number of British forces there were. Because of this situation, Charles Lee ordered his men to retreat. Since George Washington didn’t know about the retreat, he saw Charles Lee’s men retreating and was very mad. So, he then told Charles Lee to not retreat and fought back.
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The Baylor’s Massacre was taken place in the summer of 1778 at Paramus NJ. This battle all started when the British heard that the Americans were around the area, so they decided to ambush them. The British were commanded to kill everyone who was fighting, however, they didn’t follow orders. Although many were killed, most people were either injured or captured. Few people were able to escape. Major Alexander Clough tried to escape through a chimney but was found and shot.
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Major John Andre was the aide of Sir Henry Clinton. He was captured on September 23, 1780, by Tarrytown, New York. He was hanged because he was a spy on October 2, 1780, and was buried at the foot of the gallows.
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The Dewint house was a temporary headquarters for George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. The house is located in Rockland County. George Washington found this house as a guest and stayed there two times, once in th3 1780s, and once in 1783. George Washington was there in the first place for the execution of Major John Andre in 1780. As if for his second stay, he was there to negotiate his army’s evacuation of New York City
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The Battle of Yorktown was taken place on September 28, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia. It was a successful victory with combined forces of the American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and Gilbert du Motier. The Battle of Yorktown was the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there.
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The Constitutional Convention took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The purpose of this event was to decide how America is going to be governed. Originally, the Convention was called to revise the Articles of Confederation. However, many delegates had much bigger plans. Men like James Madison and Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a new government rather than fix the existing one. The delegates elected George Washington to preside over the Convention.
