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Stamp Act
Increased tension between briton and colonies. passes the stamps act which required to purchase special stamped paper when sending or receiving packages or cards -
Declaratory Act
After repealing The Stamped Acted parliament passes the Declaratory Act that gives Parliament full power to make the laws -
Indirect Taxes
Parliament passes a revenue law in 1767 called the Townshend Acts which were indirect taxes -
Conflicted in 1768
british agents in boston seized the liberty(ship that belong to a merchant the red coast claimed it was stolen and that he failed to pay takes -
Lexington and concord battle
British were sent to confiscate weapons owed by colonist and on their way there they confronted an angry militia (militia won) -
Common Sense People
Thomas Pain declared that it was time for independence that it was the american destiny and it sold 500,000 copies -
Second Continental Congress
in may 1775 colonial leaders convened a second continental Congress in Philadelphia to debate their next movie on how to approach the British -
Battle of Bunker Hill
on June 17 1775 in the morning Gage (British leader) sent out 2,400 British troops up Breed's hill where they would meet up with American troops. British won b/c american troops ran low on ammunition. -
Trying to Make Peace (Olive Branch Petition)
colonies were hoping for peace so in july 8 in 1775 congress sent the king a petition to return the harmony they had -
Keeping It On The Low
French sent weapons to american troops to support the war -
Retreat From Boston
British retreated from Boston in March 1776 and started moving to the middle states for a plan of rebellion. -
Declaring Independence
in the summer of 1776 Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence that stated these rights: life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness -
Unanimously Free
delegates voted unanimously that the american colonies were free. -
Declaration was Adopted
After voting unanimously and reading the declaration of independence on July 4 1776 they adopted the Declaration of Independence -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington led 2,400 men in small boats across the Delaware river where then they attacked the British while the were dunk and were doing their feast. -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington led 2,400 men in small boats across the Delaware river where then they attacked the British while the were dunk and were doing their feast. -
Battle of Princeton
a crucial importance to the development of the battle where George Washington's troop defeat British near Princeton New Jersey. -
Battle of Princeton
a crucial importance to the development of the battle where George Washington's troop defeat British near Princeton New Jersey. -
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Battle of Saratoga
Burgoyne was on his was to meet up with howe but the American forces surrounded them and forced them to surrender -
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Valley Forge
American troops suffered from hunger, the lack of supplies they had and their living conditions -
Early British Success
ending 1778 British took Savannah Georgia in their expedition -
Lafayette and the French
French sent in reenforcement fro the american troops and military leader layette offered his help in the the revolution -
Cornwallis Greatest Victory
Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men capturing Charlestown, South Carolina and marched 5,500 american soldiers off as prisoners -
Victory at Camden for British
In August British army attack and smash American troops with in 3 month at Camden, South Carolina -
British Lose 1781
Nathanael Greene takes his troops to a victory when they kept fighting the British even though they were out numbered -
Financing War
Do to the was inflation and profiting started to occur so in 1781 congress appointed the rich Philadelphia merchant as a superintendent of finance -
Doubts Upon Greene
After defeating the British in South Carolina Greene starts to have doubts of how stuff will turn out as they go farther down south, he writes a letter to Lafayette asking for help and advise -
Finally mula (cash)
Because of morris and salmon's effort on sept 8 troops were finally paid -
Surrender at Yorktown
On October 19 1781 in the afternoon Cornwallis and his troop surrendered in a road near Yorktown while they were surrounded by both the French and Americans armies -
Endorse Independence
The treaty of paris was signed to confirm the independence of America from the British -
Egalitharianism
A belief started were everyone was treated the same however it only applied to white males.