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The Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). this was a major event leading up just before the revolution -
The British taxed all paper goods in the colonies. This sparked the idea of No taxation without representation. -
The British take Charleston, S.C., capture a large patriot army, and deal the rebels one of their worst defeats of the war. this was important because this was a huge loss during the revolutin -
British troops land in Boston to enforce the Townshend duties and clamp down on local radicals. The troops' presence doesn't sit well with locals and leads to street fights. this is important because it kicks off a lot of anger and rumble of a war -
confrontation in boston where 9 british soldiers shot several of a crowd of protester on tax. started the realization how people needed to fight more -
In the first major action of the war, inexperienced colonial soldiers hold off hardened British veterans for more than two hours at Breed's Hill. this is important to acknowlege at first the inexperienced colonials were fighting the war against a global super power -
A protest in where American colinists dumped tea into the harbor to protest british taxes. its important because it sparked the american revolution -
the Brittish formed an allience convicing patriot slaves to run away in promise of freedom. This was important because it weakened the American colonists' fight for independence. -
At the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the first military engagements of the American Revolution took place in 1775. It's important because it marked the beginning of the war and demonstrated the colonists' determination to fight for their independence from Britain. -
A British invasion force mounts an all-day attack on a patriot force on Sullivan’s Island. this is a important Win of our history -
A force of loyalists is defeated by a patriot army at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge. shows the strength of our country. -
the continental congress adopted the declaration of indepdence. we were finally a country without this we would be british -
In a bold move, Washington moves his troops into New Jersey on Christmas night. it was a suprize attack and without it we probably wouldnt have won -
With the British occupying Philadelphia just 20 miles away, the Continental Army enters winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. they wew taught to be a more disiaplined and enevidably win -
France (previously a british ally enters the war now as patriot ally. This was important because it provided vital support that helped the American colonists gain an advantage and secure their independence. -
Patriot militia from the Carolinas, Virginia, and present-day Tennessee surround and defeat a force of loyalists under Major Patrick Ferguson at Kings Mountain, S.C. Indicating the deep divisions within America, Ferguson is the only British soldier on the field-Kings Mountain is truly a battle among Americans about their future.
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Continental soldiers and patriot militia under General Daniel Morgan defeat a British force under Banastre Tarleton at Cowpens. Cowpens helps convince worried patriots that the British southern strategy can be countered. -
Last Major Land battle of the revolutionary war. this is where we won -
A convention of states in Philadelphia proposes the Constitution to replace the much looser central government operating under the Articles of Confederation. With amendments, the Constitution remains the framework of government in the U.S. -
When George Rodgers Clark attacked the British in Ohio during the American Revolution, he successfully captured key British forts, weakening their control in the region. This was important because it expanded American territory and helped secure the Northwest frontier for the United States.