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French and Indian war
Part of a larger war called the seven years war. that was ended with the treaty of paris -
Sugar Act
the sugar act reiterated the old sugar and molasses act requiring people to pay a tax of 3 pence per gallon of sugar -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a famous pre-revolutionary incident that involved redcoats who were quartered in the city, fired into a rioting mob killing five American civilians. -
The Tea Act
this was an act to help the lesser people of the company to get tea from the west indies who had an abundance of it in hundreds of warehouses -
The Boston Tea Party
a group of settlers dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded ship and through 342 tea chests into the hudson -
the Quartering Act 1774
this act forced settlers to house British soldiers in there home and provide for them -
Patrick Henry's "Give me LIberty Or give Me Death" Speech
his speech proposed that a militia of sorts be formed in every Virginia county. the closing to his speech famed quote "give me liberty or give me death" -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
A group of British soldiers march towards Lexington and Paul revere found out and told the colonists to get reading and had the soldiers retreating within hours -
Batte of Ticonderoga
A British attack on a french fort causing the french garrison to retreat and lose the fort -
George Washington is named Commander in cheif
a leader of the revolutionary movement in Virginia, a former commander of Virginia's frontier forces, was commissioned "commander-in-chief of the army of the United Colonies -
Battke of Bunker Hill
the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
a phamplet declaring freedom for the colonies -
Declaration of Independence is made and signed
The thirteen colonies declaring freedom from England and explaining there rights -
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Battle of Saratoga
His surrender to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
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Battle of York Town
Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army -
alliance made between France and rebels
France's interest in the American fight for independence stemmed from France's humiliating defeat during the Seven Years War -
General Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown
Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army -
Peace Treaty Signed ending the American Revolution
The Continental Congress named a five-member commission to negotiate a treaty
