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Boston Massacre
It really go the British on the Colonists case and made them really watch them -
Boston Tea Party
It really just set everything into action and showed the British that we meant business. -
Battle of Trenton
It raised the Americans spirits -
Battle of Saratogo
It was an important victory for the Americans -
Treaty of Alliance
It was a peace alliance between the US and France. It kept France from fighting us and goinging Britain -
Battle of Yorktown
It was the final battle where General cornwallis surrendered -
Alliance between the iroquiois Nation and Britain
The Iroquois were hoping that an alliance with Britain would keep the colonists from taking their land -
Joseph Brant
He was the leader of the iroquios and he had an alliance with the British -
Ben Franklin
Helped make the Declaration of Independence which seperated the Colonies from the Crown -
Thomas Jefferson
Made Declaration of Independence -
Thomas Paine
Wrote Common Sense which was a big motivator and he also wrote a poem which as read to the soldiers to keep their spirits up -
George Washington
First President and lead the Military during the war