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Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech
Patrick Henry"s " Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech took place on March 23,1775. A speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention. -
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Boston Port Act
This was one of the Coercive Acts, which shut down Boston Harbor until Boston repaid the East India Company for the lost tea. -
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French and Indian War
(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won. -
Suger Act
A placed tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies -
Stamped Act
A law that taxed printed goods including playing cards, documents, newspapers. -
The Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists who were teasing and taunting them. Five colonists were killed. which was the beginning of the revolutionary war. -
The Tea Act
The main reason was to reduce a large amount of tea held by the British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive. -
The Boston Tea Party
A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor. -
The Quartering Act 1774
Required the colonials to provide food, lodging, and supplies for the British troops in the colonies. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
in 1775, conflicts between Massachusetts colonists and British soldiers that started the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Ticonderoga
Took place in Ticonderoga, NY. Colonists raided the fort and forced the sleeping British troops to surrender. Colonists steal weapons, ammo, and cannons. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
General Gage wished to strike minuteman with a frontal assault. It took 3 frontal assaults for the British to take hill. This was a tactical loss for the British. The colonialists celebrated the over 1000 casualties they afflicted while only suffering 311 themselves. -
George Washington is Named Commander in Chief
George Washington was named Commander in Chief on June 19,1775. He would not return to Mount Verona for 6 years. Washington and the Continental army narrowly escaped total destruction in the New York campaign of 1776. -
Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense
A handout written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation. -
Declaration of Independence is written and signed by delegates in the Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence was signed August 2,1776 and it was excepted on July 4,1776. -
Battle of Saratoga
1777, battle giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War; turning point in war; French openly supported the Americans after this battle -
Alliance is Made between the Rebels and the French.
The alliance was made between the Rebels and French on June 17,1778. Benjamin Franklin was in France signing the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance. -
General Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown
On October 19,1778 the British surrendered at Yorktown. They had the conclusion that they could get victory by combining forces. -
Battle of Yorktown
Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. He was sandwiched between the French navy and the American army. -
Peace Treaty Signed ending the American Revolution recognizing US independence.
The peace treaty was signed on September 3,1783 ending the American Revolution gaining there Independence. The Continental Congress named a five-member commission to negotiate a treaty John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Laurens.
