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a series of acts passed in response to the Boston Tea Party which took away many of the colonists’ rights.
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decided against a unified colonial government, started forming militias and declared their grievances against the crown in the Declaration of Rights. In response Parliament declared that the colonies were in a state of rebellion.
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the first battles of the American Revolution, where Patriot militiamen engaged in a conflict with British redcoats.
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created the Continental Army, wrote a Declaration of causes, sent the Olive Branch Petition to England, and wrote the Declaration of Independence,
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3 separate attacks: heavy British losses on the first two attacks, but by the third the colonists were running out of supplies.
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this document stated that the colonies had the right to form armies against the British.
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this was the final offer of peace with Britain as long as they addressed their grievances, Britain rejected this and declared that no further trade will occur with the colonies.
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the battle in which General Howe defeated Washington and took control of Philadelphia, then the capital of the US. As a result, the Continental Army had to retreat to Valley Forge.
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American militia surrounded the British and forced them to surrender, this prevented New England from being isolated and is seen as a major turning point in the war because France joined on the American's side after this.
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After Howe captured the capital city, Washington and his army retreat up north where the suffer a terrible winter accompanied by massive loss of life.