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The Boston Massacre was when a group of 9 British soldiers fired into a crowd of 400 people/This happened because the people protested and threw several objects at them and caused them to react in such a violent way
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- The war started because the French/British thought that they both claimed the Ohio territory and that caused disputes between the two.
- The French destroyed the English forts and the English settlers then broke up the English/Indian trade.
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The Sons of Liberty were a loosely organized group, sometimes violent/They were a political organization active in the Thirteen Colonies, founded to fight for right of colonists and fight taxation laws. -
It was an act where it helped to pay for British soldiers who were stationed in the colonies during the seven years war/Imposed a direct tax on the Americas/required many printed materials to be produced on stamp paper -
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty/Dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston harbor -
They were a series of acts to fight back against the tea dumped by the colonists/Some of the acts were/The Administration act/The Massachusetts Government Act/The Boston Act -
The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to discuss the British governments restraint on trade and representative government after the Boston tea party -
The second Continental Congress met in the Independence hall beginning in May 1775/Just a month after shots being fired at Lexington & Concord/Congress was preparing for war. -
It was the first of many battles to come in the revolutionary war against the British/The British were trying to seize weapons from the Rebellion/Normal farmers and then they retaliated by firing at the British and warning the others. -
The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Continental Congress to be sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared/Pledged their allegiance to the crown and asserted their rights as British citizens.
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The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence which stated that, All men should be equal/Free etc.../The congress began signing it at this time. -
The Siege of Yorktown/Known as The Battle of Yorktown was a decisive victory led by the combined forces of Continental Army and the French Army with the Continental Army being led by George Washington, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, and the French Army being led by Comte de Rochambeau/The British forces were led by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis/Proved to be the last major land battle in the revolutionary war.
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The treaty of Paris ended the revolutionary war/This officially ended the war between two sides causing both countries to cease fire and go about their ways/British left the American colonies alone
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The Constitution became the Framework for the Government of the United States of America/This only happened when New Hampshire agreed to become apart of the 13/Marks the Journey for Independence at a close for now
