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french and Indian war began in 1754. it was the native Americans, great Britain, and France. they fought over land and territory. they battled in north america. -
the proclamation of 1763. king George the 3rd made it so Americans couldn't move past the Appalachian mountains. in the 13 colonies -
the sugar act was established in 1764 and made it so there was a tax on sugar molasses and other imported goods from other countries. the British parliament made this act to make money off of the american colonists. -
it was made in 1765. the British parliament made it so the British soldiers could live in the colonists houses in north america. -
the stamp act was made in 1765. It made colonists pay a tax on paper, documents, playing cards along with other things. this act was made by the British parliament to make a profit. -
the Townsend act was a tax on glass, paper, paint, lead and tea. this act was past in 1767. the British parliament passed these laws to assert authority over the colonies.
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on march 5 1770, 5 colonists were shot and killed because they threatened and insulted the British`soldiers that were guarding the customs house. then they shot into the crowd. -
the act was passed in 1773 and gave control of the trade and delivery of tea to east India tea company. the British parliament made this act because they wanted money.
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the sons of liberty revolted by boarding a ship then threw crates of tea into the Boston harbor. this happened on December 16 1773 in the Boston harbor. the sons of liberty did this to protest against the British. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cT_Z0KGhP8 -
they act had 5 laws for the colonists that was passed by the British parliament in 1774. some were the Boston harbor closed down, it was hard for the colonists to get a trial, and let British soldiers stay in colonists homes.
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from September to October of 1774 12 British delegates met to discuss the future of America and aggression under the British rule. they met in carpenters hall in Philadelphia. (I did it as a time span and it wont let me put a picture)
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the battle started on April 19 1775. it was the first battle of the american revolution. American colonists won the battle. the British fired the first shots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU-GYMXzasI -
the battle started on June 17th 1775. the battle started to see who could gain control of the Boston harbor and the British won this battle. the battle was at bunker hill which is now Charleston Massachusetts. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-bunker-hill -
john Dickinson proposed the petition and it is a message to send to king George the 3rd to hopefully prevent them to go to war but it failed because the document was illegal created by an illegal congress. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-adopts-olive-branch-petition -
the battle happened in new jersey on December 26 1776. general Washington army defeated the hessian after crossing the Delaware river. winning this battle gave the colonists new hope that they might be able to win the war.https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-trenton-and-princeton -
this battle happened in Brooklyn new York on august 27 1776. the British wont this battle and they held this territory till the end of the war.
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it was the meeting to discuss the problems with the British and the what would happen how they would declare there independence. Benjamin Franklin attended this meeting and it was on July 4 1776.
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Thomas Paine wrote common sense and it is about getting independence from England and the creation of democracy. he wrote this in the year of 1776. he wrote common sense in Philadelphia.
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the declaration of independence is a document that states the principles and how we choose to govern. this document was signed in July 4th 1776. it was also signed by 2 of the future presidents.
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on September 19 1777 the battle of Saratoga started and went till October 1777. the american colonists won this battle. the battle happened in upstate new York.
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for 6 months the American colonists moved there and created the 4th largest city and had a supply crisis. There were many people who died from disease and starvation. This happened from December 19 1777 to June 19 1778. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/valley-forge -
the battle happened on June 28 1778 and it was on of the hottest days of the year. the British and the Americans were counter attacking each other. some people died because of heat exhaustion. the Americans won this battle. https://revolutionarywar.us/year-1778/battle-monmouth-court-house/ -
The battle started on September 28 1781 and went on till October 19 1781. the continental army won this battle and this was one of the last major battled of the revolution. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown -
the treaty of Paris ended the american revolution and made the united states an independent nation. The document was signed on September 3rd 1783. this was between great Britain and the American colonies.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-paris