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the French and Indian War
It was a war between Britain and France/Indians. They were fighting over who has the Ohio River valley. The British won the war after 7 years of fighting.. The British was in so much debt that they had to tax the colonists. This war is the reason we decided to declare independence. -
Quartering Act and Stamp Act
It was that colonists must house, clothe, and feed British soldiers. People felt that this act was violating their privacy, and they didn’t have a say in the tax. It was never repealed.
Pay a tax on official documents, paper, and products. People reacted strongly, some boycotted, and some complained that it was taxation without representation. It was soon repealed. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend acts were writs of assistance and a new tax on many imported items. The writs of assistance were a document that let British soldiers could search a house without telling the owners why. This was because of smuggling. Colonists protested, and boycotted. In result, all taxes were repealed except one on tea. -
Boston Massacre
An American mob verbally harassed a small number of soldiers. The soldiers panicked and shot into the crowd. Crispic Attucks was the 1st person to die for freedom, along with 5 other people. No soldiers died. Many other colonies learned what had happened in Boston and wanted to join the fight against the British. Two soldiers had their thumbs branded. -
the New Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party
It was supposed to help the British East India Company, but it actually hurt them. The act really lowered the cost of tea, but the colonists didn’t like that it was going to help the British east India Company.
Boston residents dressed up as Indians, and boarded two ships carrying tea at night. They then dumped tons of tea into the Boston harbor. Today, the worth of the tea lost would be 1 million dollars. Britain was furious with us for doing this. -
Intolerable Acts
the acts closed the port of Boston until the tea is paid off. It also includes if anyone is accused of hurting or attacking a British soldier, they will have their trial in Britain or in another colony. It also strengthened the quartering act. Another thing it did was pass the Quebec act. It made the Canadian government stronger. -
First continental congress
12 colonies participated and met in Philadelphia. The demands were to repeal the Intolerable Act; each colony creates militia. If their demands weren’t met, then they would meet aging in the spring. The result was fighting breaking out in Massachusetts. -
Battle of bunker Hill
American soldiers surrounded Boston. The soldiers weren’t trained very well; they were farmers, and merchants. The first two failed. The American commander told his troops to shoot when they could see the whites of their eyes. When Washington arrived, he had cannons moved from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston and placed them at the British ships. The result was the British left Boston and never came back. -
the Declaration of Independence
There were four parts to the declaration of independence, and they were the preamble, declaration of natural rights, the list of grievances, and the resolution of independence. The declaration was written by Thomas Jefferson. It would come to be the most important document for the country, and it inspired many countries. -
The battle of Trenton
The American army launches a surprise attack on the Hessians fort, who was mercenaries. The reason we had this attack was because the soldiers signed up till the end of the year. The Americans were on a losing streak, people wanted to go home. Winning this battle and other ones convinced the troops to stay and fight for freedom longer. -
Battle of Saratoga
The British general had a plan that British troops would come from 3 different places and attack the Americans. His planned failed. We held off the British coming from 2 directions, and the army from the north could not make it down. The king ordered one section of the army to capture Philadelphia. This battle proved to the French that the patriots could stand a chance against the British. Also, many Americans joined the army because of this battle. -
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Valley forge
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Valley Forge
11,000 soldiers of the continental army were not being fed right, had little clothes, and didn’t have proper housing. Once people learned about the conditions, many people helped out, raising money for food, collected shoes, clothes, medicine, and ammunition. Many women became nurses for the army at Valley Forge. -
The French Join the Americans
The French send money, weapons, ammunition, and uniforms. They also send troops and sailors. The Netherlands and Spain also side with the Americans. The Netherlands and Spain mainly send money, but still send troops, just not as many as the French. We could not have won the war without the help of other countries. -
the Battle of Yorktown
The French send money, weapons, ammunition, and uniforms. They also send troops and sailors. The Netherlands and Spain also side with the Americans. The Netherlands and Spain mainly send money, but still send troops, just not as many as the French. We could not have won the war without the help of other countries. -
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Battle of Yorktown
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Peace Treaty in Paris
Britain would recognize the independence of the United States. The boundaries were set for our new country. Also, that the states give back what was destroyed back to the loyalists. This didn’t really happen, because patriots didn’t like the loyalists. The treaty was approved on April 15th, 1783 exactly 8 years from fighting broke out at Lexington. We become a new nation and inspire many other countries to declare independence from their mother country
