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Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
Line prohibiting settlers to settle past the Appalachian Mountains. -
Stamp Act of 1765
It was a tax on things that required stamps. These things included legal documents, magazines, newspapers, and many more things. -
Townshend Taxes and the Boston Massacre
The Townshend Taxes were max taxes at the port. The Boston Massacre was a fight between civilians and red coats. The red coats felt thretened and killed 5 people. -
The Boston Tea Party
It was a group of rebels that dressed up as indians and went onto British ships with tea on them and they poured 15000 pounds of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The acts took away Massachusetts of self-government and historic rights, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies. It included the quebec act, the quartering act, Boston port act. -
First Continental Congress
A group of 55 delicates from every state besides Georgia that came together to discuss grievences against the British Government. -
Second Continental Congress
A group of people that created the Continental Army and made George Washington the leader. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These were the first battles between the British and the Americans. The British tried to seize an American stash of weapons that ended in a rebels victory. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Considered the bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary War. Over 1000 British and around 400 Colonists were killed before the British took the hill giving them the victory but cost a lot of money. -
Thomas Paines Common Sense
The first document that everyone could read that stated independence from Britain. -
The Declaration of Independence
A document written that declared the 13 colonies independent. -
Battles of Saratoga #2
This battle was at Bemis Heights. It helped the colonists be favorited during the war. -
Battles of Saratoga #1
The first battle was at Freemans farm. This helped the colonist be a favorite in the war. -
Battle at Yorktown
A battle that the French helped the colonists by blocking the British from bringing rienforcements and supplies. -
Treaty of Paris
A treaty that ended the war between America and Britain.
