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A line that the British made to stop the American colonists from settling on land east of the Appalachian Mountains. Also made to not raise tension between the French and Native Americans.
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The colonists disobeyed Britain's laws about crossing the east side of the Appalachian Mountains and got a consequence. The consequence from Britain was to tax things like newspapers for the colonists. (teacherspayteachers.com) -
Colonists and the British soldiers were in a standoff. Someone unknown had yelled "fire" which had caused the British to shoot into the crowd of colonists. (Masshist.org) -
Great Britain decided to tax all colonist's essential goods. Examples of things that got taxed were sugar, & tea. (historyforkids.org) -
The Boston Tea Party was an angry protest by the Colonists towards the British for taxing their tea. The Colonists had dressed up as Native Americans and dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts were laws by the British to punish the Colonists. The four acts were the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, and Quartering Act. (bostonteapartyship.com) -
A battle where Britain tried to suppress the Colonists and take away their weapons. But American spies had heard Britain's plan and sounded the alarms for the militia to come. (battlefields.org) -
Bunker Hill had hills and fenced-in pastures by the Charles River. The British had won Bunker Hill but that showed the Colonists that they could stand against Britain. (theangrystaffofficer.com) -
Fort Ticonderoga was where the British were staying in New York and the colonists had captured the fort making it their first offensive victory. The Colonists had sneak attacked the British at the fort which made the British surrender. (warfarehistorynetwork.com) -
The Declaration of Independence is the foundation of America and protects people's rights. It states that all men are equal and they all have the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (teachingamericanhistory.org) -
Common Sense was a pamphlet by Thomas Paine that was trying to gain independence for American colonies from Britain. Britain rejected the pamphlet and started rebellious behavior. (pbslearningmedia.org) -
Britain and America had gone against each other at Freeman's Farm and the Colonists had lost. Then Britain set up another unsuccessful attack and surrendered to the colonists. (britannica.com) -
The Colonists had won the battle and took supplies from the British. Then went back to fight and won at Princeton. (britishbattles.com) -
Valley Forge was a place where Colonists would train during the winter. About 12,000 soldiers had come in and started building log huts from December to June. (nps.org) -
The Seige of Charleston was located in the capital of South Carolina known as Charles Town. The Colonists had been defeated by the British which was known as the worst American defeat in the war. (battlefields.org) -
Yorktown was one of the last major battles of The American Revolution. The British had surrendered which left the Colonists a victory. (battlefields.org)