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Forming of the Continental Army
The Continental Army was formed after the Revolutionary War -
French and Indian War
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Sugar Act
An act the put a 3 cent tax on coffe,mollasses,etc. -
Boston Town Meeting
- In May, at a town meeting in Boston, a man named James Otis mentioned taxation without representation
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First Colonial Boycott
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Stamp Act
First direct British tax on American colonists.A tax on all pieces of paper. -
Colonists Form a Society Called The Sons of Liberty
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Delegates from Nine Colonies Met in New York
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Parliament Repealed the Stamp Act
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Townshend Acts
laws placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -
British Soldiers Arrive in Boston
The actions of the colonist after the Townshend Act madet he British decide that they needed troops in Boston to help keep everything in order. The British soldiers arrived in Boston -
Boston Massacre
Shooting of five American colonists by British troops -
Three Ships Loaded with Tea Arrive in Boston Harbor
The ships arrived with tea in the Boston Harbor.These were the same ships that were attacked by colonists in the Boston Tea Party -
Boston Tea Party
To protest the tea tax, colonists dressed up as indians and threw tea into the boston harbor -
Intolerable Acts
After the French and Indian War the British Government decided to charge more taxes from the colonies. The colonies were pressed with greater taxes without any say in Britain. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
happened in concord,captain John Parker,the British had to retreat to Boston.Was first major war in American Revolution -
Battle of Bunker Hill
In breeds hill,leader Benedict Arnold.The patriots lost they still could prove they could beat the redcoats -
Second Continental Congress
The delegates of the 13 colonies met up in Philadelphia to discuss their next steps.Some of the people were John Hancock from Massachusetts, Thomas Jefferson from Virginia, and Benjamin Franklin from Pennsylvania. -
olive branch
The olive branch petition was a petition that was written to try to prevent a war with Great Britain. -
Battle of Saratoga
in new york led by john burgoyne it was the turning point -
Battle of Dorchester Heights
in dorchester heights led by george washington and colonel henry knox.The outcome was howe retreated from Boston to Canada -
Declaration of Rights Draft
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Battle of Trenton
at trenton leaders:general charles cornwallis.American soldiers took more than 900 prisoners -
battle of yorktown
in yorktown virgina leader:comte de rochambeau george washington.Was last major battle of revolution
