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The French and Indian War
the French and Idian War was a battle to own "unclamied" land. and had lasted 7 yearss and when the french had lost to the british the French had given them a treaty -
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The French and Idian War
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The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a law to stop smuggling of sugar and molasses by reducing taxes while the French and Idian War and This angered the colonists because it seemed that Parliament wanted to use them for its own good -
The Boston Mssacre
there was a mob of people at the castel and were angery and they started to through and i the gaurds out side of ot and there were about 8 and one of the solider fit a man in the head with the back of his gun with then started something and won of the soliders thought they heard someone say fire and the had started short the people and killing 3 instenly and wounded 8 and 2 dieing later on -
The Tea Act
The act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, and in fact imposed no new taxes. and there had been a misuderstanding and unded up dumping all the tea into the habort with lend to the boston tea party -
The Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This resulted Coercive Acts in 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war -
The Boston Port Act
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Quartering Act
allowing Redcoats to stay in private American homes if necessary -
Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech
this speatch is what inspired the Revolutionary War. This rousing call to arms held that the war had already begun in the eyes of the British soldiers and any who still hoped for peace through submission to the rule of the crown. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolutionary War. Tensions had been building for many years between the 13 American colonies and the British authorities A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire -
George Washington is Named Commander in Chief
Washington had a respected military reputation based on his time serving in the French and Indian War, with that had respectability and a certain level of expertise. -
Battle of Ticonderoga
Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys at dawn attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British garrison. Although it was a small-scale conflict, the Battle was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War -
Battle of Bunker Hill
the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.because of their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence. -
Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense
which was used for arguments in favor of American independence -
Declaration of Independence
the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and on the following day 12 of the 13 colonies voted in favor of Richard Henry Lee’s motion for independence. Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, and as a result the date is celebrated as Independence Day -
Alliance is Made between the Rebels and the French.
losing to the british a humiliating for the french. when the french lost canda they would send agents to america to dicover how serious the colonists were in their resistance to British attempts to tax them without their consent. i 1775 the french had 2 necssary reasons to openly help the rebels one was to show they were anle to defend themselves aginest the british army -
Battle of Saratoga.
was a crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
Cornwallis surrenders at yorktown
genral Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 british soldiers and semen to the french and americans at yorktown bringing the american revolution to an end -
Battle of Yorktown
George Washington commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental trondops and the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown -
Peace Treaty Signed ending the American Revolution recognizing US independence.
the paris treaty ended the revoulution war with the united states and great britain they had astblished new borders for the new nation
