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The Stamp Act
The first internal tax paying for british protection.The start of a official government stamp being required -
Townshed Act
Imported duties on tea, lead, glass, and paint colors.The money was used to pay royal governors which started the slogan,"No taxtation without representation" -
Boston Massacre
A crowd of colonists once threatend British soilders. The soilders opened fire first killing five americans. The cause was the parliament canceled the townshed act duties -
Boston Tea Party
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Intolerable Acts
The intolerable act closed part of boston. It caused american town meetings to be banned. The british officials who was in trouble was sent to Great Britain for trial -
Second Continental Congress
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Bunker hill was located near boston. The Red Coats was victorious in the third charge. Thats when the americans ran out of ammunition. It was a moral victor for the american army. -
Olive branch petition
It was originally adopted by the second continental congress. It was the final attempt to stop war from happening within the thirteen colonies. It confirmed americas loyalty to great britain and entreated the king to prevent further conflict -
Common sense
Book that was written by Thomas Paine. It inspired people in the thirteen colonies to fight and declare independce from great britain. -
The Decelaration of Independence
The Deceleration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. It is known as " the british certificate of the United States". It was a document of listed rights and grievences against King George II -
Battle of Trenton
It was the day american had a suprise attack. George Washington crossed the Delaware on the day. Approximately 1000 german soilders fighting for the British were captured. -
Battle of Saratoga
That was the turning point of the war. It was the biggest American victory at the time. Aproximately 5,000 British troops surrendered to Washington.. Aftewards, France ended up changing their policies and thats when America and France formed an alliance. France would declare war on britain the following month. -
Battle of Yorktown
The French blockade aided in the final baattle. They made it hard to escape from british. The British General Cornwallis faced American forces approximately twice his size. About 8,700 British troops surrendered. They were pinned in by American and French naval fleets and eventually General Benjam Lincoin surrendered. -
Treaty of paris
It was a treaty showing that the war had ended.The treaty also showed that France has supported the American cause.
