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Declaration of Independence
a 1776 document stating that the 13 english colonies were a free and independent nation -
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The Revolutionary Era 1750-1783
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The French and Indian war
the war fought between the french and the british for control of north america -
The Proclamation of 1763
the king forbade colonist from moving west of the appalachian mountains with this new law -
Stamp Act
a 1765 law that placed new duties on legal documents and taxed newspapers, almanacs, playing cards and dice -
Boston Massacre
a 1770 incident in which five colonist were killed by british troops -
Boston Tea Party
a 1773 protest in which colonist dressed as indians dumped tea into boston harbor -
Battle Lexington and Concord
in 1775, the conflicts between massachusetts colonist and british soldiers that started the revolutionary war -
Battle of long island
a 1776 battle in new york in which more than 1400 americans were killed wounded or captured -
Washington Crosses the Delware
George Washington crosses the delaware river and leads a suprise attack against the hessians in trenton new jersey -
Battle of Saratoga
a 1777 battle that was the first decisive american victory in the revolution -
Valley Forge
the pennsylvania site of washingtons continental army encampment during the winter of 1777-1778 -
Battle of Monmouth
Visitors to the Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Freehold, New Jersey, can witness a battle re-enactment that recalls the hot summer day of June 28, 1778, when the American and British forces clashed under the direction of Continental Army General George Washington and British General Sir Henry Clinton. -
Battle of yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown or the German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis.
