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Turning point in the war. British and Hessian troops surrender on October 17, 1777.

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Also known as the first Congress was held on  October 7 and 25, 1765 in New York City. Nine representatives from the colonies came in order to devise a plan to create a unified protest against the new taxation.
For example the Stamp act

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A dramatized incident in which British soldiers killed 5 men and injured 6 others. it occurred on March 5,1770.

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First met on May 10,1775 and continued to meet until March f 1781. All thirteen colonies were present this time. They had many important things to discuss like forming an army to fight the British.
Some major things they did was they created the Continental Army with George Washington as General, attempt at another peace treaty by sending the olive branch, issued the declaration of independence, and signed articles of confederation.

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a form of government during revolutionary war. a meeting o delegates from each of the thirteen colonies. the first too place from September 5 through October 26, 1774 and included all the colonies except Georgia.
they met to discuss the situation with Britain.they wrote him a letter of demands, which he ignored and they agreed to meet in May of 1775

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The battle took place on June 17, 1776.
After learning about the British plan to take over the hills around Boston, American forces secretly moved their troops onto bunker hill, just outside Boston in Charlestown, Massachusetts to prepare for battle. When the British realized what was happening, William Howe, the commander, led 3 teams into battle. Americans fought the first 2, but, retreated from the 3rd due to a lack of ammunition.

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Ending the French and Indian War in 1763 this treaty was signed by Great Britain and France. terms of the treaty included that the British gained control over the area west of the 13 British Colonies to the Mississippi River. The French agreed to no longer support any colonies in North America.

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On April 19,1775 the first shots between British and American troops occurred.Also referred to as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World. To this day no one knows who fired the first shot.

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A series of laws for the American Colonies, passed by the British government in 1767. laws like the following:
-taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea.
-British officials could search the colonists' property.

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A plan suggested by Ben Franklin at the Albany Congress on July 10,1754 to unify the thirteen colonies.

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December 25, 1776. Washington took 2,400 Men and crossed the Deleware River. They attacked the Hessians.

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This life-changing document was written July 4, 1776. It was written by the colonies saying that they wanted independence from King George.

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Pontiac began a rebellion by allying his men and attacking over 2,000 British people.

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Proclamation of 1763. This was made to create a Native American safe haven to de-escalate the tension.

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Also called the 7 years war, this war was started in 1756 and was between the British and Indians. George Washington led the armies.

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This act was passed in 1765. It taxed every piece of paper that needed a stamp and was made to raise money.

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On December 16, 1773, American Colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans boarded the ship dumped millions of dollars of tea in the Boston Harbor.

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This was a response to the Boston Tea Party. Parliament dispensed four new laws:
1. Closed Boston Harbor
2. Prohibited Town Meetings
3. New Quartering Act
4. Trials for capital crimes can be moved to Britain.

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This act was put into action in 1773. It forced Americans to buy tea from the British East India Company. This, contrary to popular belief lowered the price of tea.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies