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The 7-year war fought between France and Great Britian from 1754-1763. Britain was in great debt and decided to tax the American colonies.
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A 7-year fought war between 1954-1963 against France and Great Britain. Britain was in debt after the war so they decide to make the American colonies pay tax's
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tax's made on newspaper advertisements, legal writs, and ships' bills of lading infuriating the colonists. https://www.britannica.com/list/timeline-of-the-american-revolution
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A small group from the British Army open fire killing 5 men.
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Bostonians aborded ships and dumped 10,000 pounds of tea into the sea in protest to the new tax's
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In retaliation, the British Parliament established the Boston Port Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and the Government Act.
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Patrick Henry gave the famous, "Give me liberty or give me death," speech in the Richmond church to the colonists
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The British marching to Concord, but the colonists fight hard till the British are forced to retreat. While retreating, colonists surprise attacked them and killed over 273 soldiers.
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The British defeated the Americans during the siege of Boston in Charleston, Massachusetts. This battle was huge cause it showed how an inexperienced army could possibly beat the British because the British suffered twice the amount of casualties even though the colonists lost.
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The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson after congress recommends having their own government on July 2nd. On July 4th it was made official.
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Washington is forced to leave New York City by British troops. On Christmas night, Washington's troops cross the Deleware river to attack Hessian Garrison beating them at the battle of Trenton and Princeton.
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The Continental Army defeated the British at Saratoga, New York. This was a turning point because it proved to countries like France that the colonists could potentially win the war.
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Colonists stayed in Valley Forge for the winter facing smallpox, starvation, extreme cold, etc. But George Washington tries to keep up the troop's morales.
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France signed the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity. France would send troops and supplies to support the colonists in the war against Great Britian. They officially fought back at Great Britain in June 1778.
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George Washinton storms Yorktown till Cornwallis surrenders. This was the last major battle of the revolutionary war. It also marked George Washington as the first president of the United States of America.
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America also becomes Allies with Spain and the Netherlands. After the Battle of Yorktown the battles continued overseas so eventually, a peace treaty was signed called the Treaty of Paris, marking the end of the American Revolution.