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Proclimation of 1763
The Colonists wanted to move westward but this was a document saything that they couldn't go west of the appilations. -
Stamp Act of 1765
This was a tax on all legal documents -
Townshend Taxes
This was a tax on paper, lead, glass, paints, and tea -
Boston Tea Party
Many people dressed up as indians and then threw thousands of dollars worth of tea in the Boston Harbor -
Intolerable Acts
These included the Boston Port Bill, Quarting Act, Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Govenment Act, and the Qubec Act -
The First Congressional Congress
This was a meeting of colonist leaders. They dicussed the Intolerable Acts and they decided to hold collected taxes, boycott british goods, and then they began to prepare for a war with British soliders. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First battle of the revolution. The British were trying to seize weapons. -
Second Congressional Congress
The decided that George Washington should be the commanding general of the colonial armies. They got the armies organized too. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
It was the bloodiest battle of the revolution. We lost, but many British soliders were killed. It was a big blow to Britain. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
It was a book written in the colonial times. It was the first document that suggested that the colonies should be seprate from Britain. It was written so everyone could read it. -
Declaration of Indepence
This declared America's indepence from Britain. Written by Thomas Jefferson -
Battle of Saratoga
These were two battles (Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights) that were considered the turning point in the war. It convinced the French that the Colonists were worth fighting for. -
Battle of Yorktown
In this battle the French helped the Americans and it lead to negotiations the ended the war -
Treaty of Paris
This was the aftermath of the Revolution. It marked the end of the war.
