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Boston Massacre
On this day there was a huge protest of the British Oppression on the Americas and when the Brits sent troops out to calm down the riot that only made it worse for then the protesters started throwing stuff at the soldiers and in a manner of confussion the soldiers opened fire on the crowd killing a lot of them. This act was never forgotten during the entire revolution and it made a bunch of Americans come to hate the Brits and that made the rebels forces grow. -
Boston Tea Party
On this day on a way for protesting the british for raising their taxes on tea a bunch of patriots dressed as natives stormed the 3 ships and dumped all 342 chests of tea. This made the British Empire even more mad and they placed an act that pushed the two closer to war. -
Wahintons Appointed General Of The Continental army
On this day The Continental Army was created and George Washington was appointed General over the entire army. -
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The First Continental Congress
In this timespan the First Continental Congress gathered from 12 of the 13 colonies of the soon to be US to discuss what the British Parliment put on them in response to the Boston Tea Party. -
The Redcoats are Coming!
On this day Paul Revere risked his life riding through the countryside warning everybody that the British Army was on the march and they meant business. He is credited with stopping there suprise attack and saving countless patriots. -
The Start Of It All
On this day the American Revolution broke out though it did not include fierce fighting and big battles at the start it involved small bands of rebels ambushing the enemy on the roads. It also in the beginning made the UK send lots of troops over to the colonies to prevent it from growing bigger but that only made the Americans feel more oppressed and they did not stop rebelling until it turned into an untoppable force that made us win the war. -
The battle of Bunker Hill
On this day was one of the first major battles of the war with a British Victory but it came at the Brits at a terrible cost where they suffered an about 3 to 1 death ratio which devestated their morale but game the patriots a large boost of morale which helped them win the coming battles. -
France has joined!
On this day the Kingdom of France joined the Revolutionary War on the side of the Americans to weaken the UK and to get relations up with the soon to be country and get an ally in the New World -
Spain has Joined!
On this day the Kingdom of Spain Joined the war against the kingdom of Britian though it wasn't really about helping the rebels it was more about further weakening Britian and gaining land and to wreck Britians economy. -
Washingtons elected!
On this day General George Washington was elected the first president of the United States after the Revolutionary War.
