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Proclamation of 1763
Stopped the movment of settelers farther west The signifigence is thate they stopped the setlment into indian country to try to avoid conflict -
Boston Massacre
It was the killing of people in boston by british troops It was considered the start of the Revolutionary War -
Boston Tea Party
They through all of the tea on three shipd over bored to show that they wouldnt pay un fair taxes The Significance of the event is that this was there first big act of saying no we wont pay your un fair taxes and it also was the first big thing they did -
Lexington and Concord
It kicked of the revalutionary war it was the breaking point when the british came for there wepons cach and it started the war -
Bunker Hill
the battle on bunker hill was a lose aganst the british even thoe the battle was lost they gave the british forces lots of wouded and it gave them a important confidence boost -
Olive Branch Petition
It was a plea from the america to britan to avoid war and conflict There where to sides to this a side the believed we would have to fight and onother side that beileived we could work somthing out but in the end britain rejected the petion and readyed for war -
Publishing of Common Sense
it was pain showing the colinost why they should fight for there fredom it basicly was challenging the monarchy and also it was saying they wanted to have fredom -
Dorchester Heights
it was the end of the siege on boston and it was when the british troops withdrew it happened after the battle of lexington and concord and was an important seige -
Fort Ticonderoga
was when the americans went to Fort Ticonderoga and capured it and all its wepons they went and captrured the fort and all of its weponry whitch would help them in future battles -
Declaration of Independence
it was a document telling britan that they wanted there indabendence from them The main part was that they where saying they didnt want any thing to do with britan and there taxes -
Trenton
Washigtons first major victory of the war after cristmas in the earlly morning hours washington and his forces surounded trenton and quickly over welmed the british -
Princeton
was the failed atack on american troops at trenton the british surounded trenton and sent troops around to the river entisipating they would go that way but generall washington went around the brits camp and atacked the troops at that side and escaped -
Saratoga
the british had a small but costly victory in thise battle even thoughthe british one the french recenized that the americans had a chance and bacame there alleys -
Valley Forge
valley forge was not a battle but more like a turning point there was friged weather sever hunger death and diease but yet in the end the troops at valley forge came out battle ready -
Yorktown
was the last large battle and the deciding factor in the war the americans and french went into battle at yorktown and won and shortly after peace talks begain -
Treaty of Paris 1783
negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.
