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The Stamp Act
The British started to make all newspapers legal documents and pamphlets have stamps. The stamps cost money and after not paying for stamps the whole time in America the colonists felt they shouldn't have to pay. They then created The Stamp Act which the British repealed. That made the colonists even more angry and they decided to create the Sons of Liberty -
continental congress
two types of congress the first is Continental Congress which is when 56 delegates from 12 colonies (all except Georgia) who met in Philadelphia to response to the Intolerable Acts. The second one is The second Continental Congress which is in 1775 when the Revolutionary war had started and the Continental Congress created the Continental Army. -
battle of Lexington and Concord
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Fort Ticonderoga
In New York fort Ticonderoga was originally owned by the french called Carillion,but was taken over by the British in the French and Indian War. Later it was taken over by the Americans in the Revolutionary War. Because they took over the Fort it made them stall the Britich so they couldnt take over Canada because the Americans wanted to do it themselves. -
battle of Bunker HIll
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Common Sence
written by Thomas Paine, written to inspire people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain, many people were inspired. -
declaration of independence
PART 1 written by Thomas Jefferson, written because America wanted free from britan and this was their peace treaty but British continued the war, the preamble is the introduction, the first section is about when in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, The second part of the declaration is the most famous. It argues that people have the right to change a government when it abuses... -
declaration of independance
PART 2...its power and the third part is a list grievances. -
the winter at Valley Forge
Valley Forgeis a few miles from Piladelphia Pennsylavnia. The weather was very harsh especially for the Americans who didnt have much food or clothes and were walking around bare foot. The winter of Valley Forge became the turning poinat of the American revolution. -
Battle of Saratoga
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Battle of Yorktown
when General Cornwallis was done at Cowpen he proceeded north to Yorktown in Virginia. He had no reinforcements or anyone to help them so they had to stand and fight. Also they were surrounded buy ships so they had no where to go but to give up. The Americans ended up winning the battle. -
Treaty of Paris
Written with America and Great Britian this document ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. it was signed by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. Britain had agreed to remove all of their soldiers from America and the tready also set boarders in America.
