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The English Government made a law to where the Colonist could only sell their raw materials to England. Even if the Colonist could find a better deal elsewhere. -
Spurred by local pressure groups, colonial legislatures empowered delegates to attend a Continental Congress which would set terms for a boycott. -
General Gage and his troops take over Boston -
Paul Revere got information of the British leaving Boston, he rode around warning, "the British are coming!" -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775, the famous 'shot heard 'round the world', marked the start of the American War of Independence . -
The capture of Fort Ticonderoga was the first offensive victory for American forces in the Revolutionary War. -
during the second continental congress they set up their own army with George Washington in charge of it. -
The olive branch petition assured king George 111 that the colonists wanted peace, and asked to protect their rights. -
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The night of march 16th 1777, washington had hush cannons into the position overlooking boston, while the redcoats were all tucked in
As the British awoke to find almost 60 cannons pointing at them, and realizing that the cannon could reach them, British general William Howe commanded his soldiers to board ships and withdraw to Nova scotia -
king George 111 hired hessian soldiers, German soldiers who are considered "barbarians" -
the declaration of independance is signed at the second continental congress