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This treaty ended the French and Indian War and gave Britain land from India to North America.
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This treaty ended the French and Indian War and gave Britain land from India to North America.
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Britain put heavy taxes on sugar and imported goods.
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Britain put high taxes on all official printed documents.
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Britain passed this law after the repeal of the Stamp Act. It allowed England to pass any laws they wanted.
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This act forced the colonists to pay high taxes on imported goods such as tea, glass and lead.
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This was a street fight that occured when a group of "Patriots" began throwing snowballs at British soldiers. The British soldiers opened fire and killed several colonists.
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Britain placed heavy taxes on all imported tea.
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A group of men colonists called "Sons of Liberty" boarded three British East India Company ships dressed as Indians. They threw forty five tons of tea into the harbor.
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Britain closed down all of the colonists trade as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
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This was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War. A British general sent 700 soldiers to destory the colonists' guns and ammunition.
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This was a battle that took place during the Siege of Boston between Britain and the colonists. It was a British victory.
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This document was sent to the King from the colonists in attempt to secure their rights, while still being loyal to the British government.
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This political pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine. It questioned the authority of British officials and spoke for the colonists.
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American militiamen succesfully kept British troops in Boston, This lasted for eleven monthes.
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An official separation letter sent to the King from the colonists. It stated that the colonies were no longer under British rule and pointed out all of the thing that the King did wrong.
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General Howe took over the British army and continually defeated Washinton. Washington said that he had many strategic withdrawls during this battle. It was a British victory.
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Washington lead a surprise attack on Hessian soldiers the day after Christmas. It was an unexpected and an American victory.
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Howe barely deafeated Washington in Washington's first offensive battle. This showed that the colonists were able to fight offensivley. This was a British victory.
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General Burgoyne attakced through Canada, but was then defeated by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. This was an American victory.
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Valley Forge was where the Continental Army stayed for the winter. The conditions were harsh and many soldiers died because of starvation and disease.
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Benjamin Lincoln (US) surrendered 5,000 soldiers to British. This was a British victory.
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Horatio Gates (US) badley lost to Cornwallis (Brits). This changed the American's strategy in the south. This was a British victory.
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This was the last major land battle of the war. Washington and French soldier Lafayette forced Cornwallis to surrender 8,000 soldiers. This was an American victory.
