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the British were taking over the colony's lands. in response, the colonies got very angry over the proclamation and it led to the 12-year crisis that then led to the American Revolution
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the reason that the Stamp Act led to the American Revolution is because the British were taxing all of the colonies' goods for more than they should've been. they did all of this without the colonies' consent. so the colonies rioted against the Stamp Act. they both violated the principle of "taxation without representation" which eventually led to the American revolution.
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the Boston Massacre happened after the Intolerable Acts and it was when they evacuated occupying army people from the town of Boston. it then soon brought the revolution to armed rebellion throughout all of the 13 colonies.
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a big thing about the Green Mountain Boys is where their presents were. their scenic beauty is the most popular thing about their story. but they were also a militia. the target of their militia was to gain all of their rights back and defend their property.
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how Bunker Hill started was that the American militia aimed at the British. the British were trying to keep their town together and control the valuable seaport. so they decided to create two hills, which were then called, Breeds Hill and Bunker Hill. they did this because they wanted to gain tactical advantages. then the Americans soon heard about it and attacked the British again because of this.
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this event led to the revolution since it led directly to the British Tea Party. which was actually the main event that led to the American Revolution.
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the Boston tea Party is the main reason why the Tea Act led to the revolution. but the reason is, is because what happened during the Boston Tea Party is, that the Americans did not like that they were being taxed so much for basic goods, and they showed Great Britain that they would not tolerate this new rule. so they rounded up all of their American patriots across the 13 colonies to fight for their independence.
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so what the intolerable acts are is they were a series of laws that the British parliament passed in the mid 1770's.and this was after the Boston Tea Party. they caused so much outrage because the British actually instated the acts to make an example of the British Tea Party. and because of their outrage is another cause of the American Revolution.
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this event led to the Revolution with a lot of violence in it. the reason all of the violence started was by the weapons. there were weapons seized which caused the fighting to get out of hand.
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the Common Sense event happened in 1776, on January 10th. it was essentially Thomas Paine's comment since publication. what it was, was it would promote the American idea of American exceptionalism and form promise by forming a new nation.
https://www.ushistory.org/Paine/commonsense/#:~:text=by%20Thomas%20Paine,for%20independence%20from%20Great%20Britain. -
the Battle of Trenton and Princeton was because General George Washington's army defeated a station of hessian mercenaries at Trenton. this happened because George Washington thought that without a decisive action, there was most likely no use of the Continental Army.
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/trenton#:~:text=New%20Jersey%20%7C%20Dec%2026%2C%201776,morale%20of%20the%20American%20troops. -
The Declaration of Independence is basically what states the principles on which our identity we Americans, and also our government as well is based. obviously, the colonists were the ones who fought this independence, so they declared themselves an independent nation to others. what led to the Revolution was that the Americans formed an alliance with the French to start a war against the Great Britains.
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a year after the battle of Trenton and Princeton, George Washington moved the continental army to their quarters in Valley forge. th winter there was explained as a dreary kind of place and uncomfortably provided." on top of the freezing and brutal weather, they also had a lack of clothes because of the continuous freezing. -
the battle of Saratoga took place in New York. the Hudson River was a big part of the American route. the Americans were the ones that won the war, their leader was Horatio Gates. the American's win boosted the American's confidence which is a cause of what affected the war a bit.
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The Seige of Charleston was a war against the British and the Americans. it lasted from April 1st, to May 12th, 1780. it was somewhat short ut a lot of damage and it was during the American Revolutionary War.
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the battle of Yorktown was against Great Britain and the Americans. the battle outnumbered and fought for 3 weeks straight. the American leader was George Washington and Great Britain's leader was Charles Cornwallis.
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/yorktown