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The colonists tried to cross the mountains but they were stopped by the British. They were sent back to where they came from. -
The colonists crossed the proclamation line and their punishment was the stamp act. Everyday necessities were taxed by the British. -
It was an event where British soldiers shot into a crowd of people after hearing "fire". This caused major chaos among the people. -
In response to the Boston Tea Party, all tea was taxed. This happened in the American colonies. -
The patriots threw lots of tea overboard ships into the harbor. This upset the redcoats. -
Four laws that were made after the Boston Tea party. They were enforced on the colonists as a punishment for the Boston Tea party. -
The British went and looked for weapons in Concord, but they were unsuccessful because the weapons were hidden in nearby towns. This led up to the American Revolutionary War. -
The Americans invaded Canada. It was the first victory of the revolutionary war. They captured fort Ticonderoga. -
The colonists built a fort, but the British captured it. The colonists were well trained and were going to win, but they ran out of ammunition which caused the British to win this battle. -
It was a British strategy where the British would bring their troops down south during the revolutionary war. They did this because of more loyalist support, the British trade, they could recruit slaves, and it was rich with tobacco and crops. -
A 47 page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain to the people in the thirteen colonies. It challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. -
The founding document of the United States. It was founded at the second continental congress meeting. -
These are 2 battles that were won by the colonists. They got the colonists confidence boosted, and the group of colonists that won these battles were led by George Washington. -
The green mountain boys were woodsmen that were lead by Ethan Allen. Benedict Arnold got them to help him take down Fort Ticonderoga. They ended up attacking it together.
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The Americans defeated the British and it was a turning point for the revolutionary war. It brought hope to America. -
After multiple battles, Philadelphia fell into British hands. During this, the continental army was preparing for winter at Valley Forge near Philadelphia, when leader Baron Von Steuben reorganized and trained them for the military campaigns. The colonists suffered from a lack of resources at this time. The French began arriving in the United States, which made the British scared, so they abandoned Philadelphia and went back to New York City. -
General Cornwallis left New York to come to Yorktown because he was not getting any help in the south, and because Yorktown was a city on the coast with many resources. At Yorktown, it was surrounded by George Washington and his troops, Marquis de Lafayette, french troops, french navy led by Comte de Grasse, and the British army led by Cornwallis. The treaty of Paris ended the revolution.