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Boston Massacre
A British Soilder shot a civilian,alot of tension stared after this. Around this time Paul Rever stared alot of propaganda against the british. -
Boston Tea Party
The British Were Taxing Heavely , the citezens that were being taxed were fet up they threw crates of Btrish Tea in The ocean, Estimated about One Million Dollars worth of tea. -
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Paul Reverse Message
Paul was on his way to spread the word to the people of lexington that the british were comming to arrest them. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
First time British troops & Colonist had gun fire in between them.This was when "The Shot Heard Around The World " happend. -
Common Sense
a man by the name of Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet entitled Common Sense, in which he outlined the reasons that he felt it was time for the colonies to part company with Great Britain, and form their own independent nation. -
Declaration of Independence
The birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. -
Battle of Trenton
he battle was fought between the Americans against the Hessians and British troops after the Americans lost the battle in New York and were forced to retreat through New Jersey -
George Washington and His Troops Winter at Valley Forge
George Washignton leads his beleaguered troops into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania -
Treaty of Alliance
The Treaty of Alliance created a military alliance against Great Britain, stipulating American independence as a condition of peace. The treaty also required France and the U.S. to concur in any peace agreement. -
The Articles of Confederation
It forbade the creation of a federal tax. It allowed each state to adopt its own currency. It forbade the creation of a federal standing army or navy in times of peace. This agreement between the states would last until after the war, when it was determined that it needed to be replaced by a more thorough constitution that more clearly framed the Union -
Battle of York Town
The Battle of Yorktown was the last great battle of the American Revolutionary War. It is where the British Army surrendered and the British government began to consider a peace treaty. -
Treaty of Paris
officially ended the revolutionary war -
The United States Constatution
the us constitution was signed