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The Britished issued upon this date, a proclomation forbidding all colonists the right to move west of the Appalachians.
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This Act stated that all sugar the colonists recieved would be taxed by Britain.
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This Act stated that all colonists would be taxed on everything they purchased from the British and needed a specifically marked stamp to prove this. The money collected by this by Britain was put towards paying the 10,000 British troops stationed in the West preventing colonists from moving West.
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Upon this date the British issued an Act that forced colonists to provide food, water, and shelter for the British soldiers.
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An incident that occured when a group of british soldiers were forced to open fire on colonists who were taunting them, by throwing rocks, snowballs, and bats. This started a hug rivalry between Britain and the colonists.
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An act passed by Britains parliment, taxed all tea brought into America.
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On this night in 1773, The Sons of Liberty disguised thereselves as Native Americans, and boarded ships in Boston harbor, and threw chest after chest of tea in the water. The British responded quickily and harshly with the Coercive acts.
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Called in response to The coercieve Acts, the First Continental Congress Consisted of 56 members and appointed 12 of the 12 colonies. -Wikipedia
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The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 different colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775 in Philadelphia. They managed the colonial war effort, and moved slowly towards independence.
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This Act was the response given from the British from the results of the Boston Tea Party. Most colonists knew it as and reffered to it as the "Intolerable Acts".
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This was the very first battle engagement between the British and the Colonists. About 700 British Regulars were given order to capture and destroy supplies that were stored by the Massuchusts Miltia.
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The first orchestrated battle Between the coloinial Army and the Britsh army, under washington's comand. 800 wounded and 226 killed British troops, even though Britain won.
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This battle took place in Trenton New Jersey, on acold winter foggy night, this cover gave Washington time to have his troops cross the Delaware river safely, And gave no chance for the british and the hessians to give chase. Continental army won.
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a statement adopted by the continental congress in 1776, which stated that all of the thirteen colonies at war with great britain, would be at the point, be independent states.
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Washington and his troops lose this battle to Howe and his troops.
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challenged Britain and its authority, it was very relatiable to most colonists in America
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in this battle, Washington led his troops across the Deleware safely and slowly, because of the weather, the british could do nothing, and their Hessian soldiers were forced to stand still due to the weather. The continetal army won.
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a collection of articles written by the Thomas Paine, The auother of Common Sense.
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this battle conclusively decided the fate of the British. This was the turning point of the war, fought over eighteen days, General Heratio Gates for the Continental army pulled in the huge victory over Burgoynes British army.
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over the course of this terrible winter, starvation, disease, and exposure to the cruel elements, killed nearly 2,500 American Soldiers by the end of February.
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The French and Continental army defeated and cornered Britains Lieutenant Genral Lord Cornwallis. will the help of 5,500 french soldiers, the continetal army put an end to Britains reign in America. with the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
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Signed on this date, This Treaty ended the American Revolutionary war, signed by Britain, America, Spain, and the French, This date marks the end of the war.
