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Revolutionary War

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    Molly Pitcher

    Molly Pitcher was a woman who fought for the Revolutionary War. She dressed as a man so she could fight.
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    George Rogers Clark

    George Rogers Clark was a soldier from Virginia and the highest ranked American military officer on the northwestern frontier during the American Revolutionary War.
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    French and Indian War

    The was between Great Britan and Frace who used the Indian tribes in America to be their alli's in fighting.
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    Nathan Hale

    He was the first American spy.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The stamp act was when England taxed the American Colonys. The act would tax on all printed items. These printed items were legal documents,magazines,newspapers, and other types of paper used in the colony.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was when the British troops came to america and "fought" with the american colonists. British killed 5 colonists that were fighting for there country.
  • Tea Tax

    Tea Tax
    When Britian put tax on the tea to rebell against the american colony because they were trying to run there own colony without Englands help.
  • Boston Tea-Party

    Boston Tea-Party
    When the colonists dressed up as native americans to invaid the ship that was bringing over the tea from england and because they didnt want to pay the taxation without representation so they dumped all the tea crates into the bay.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    First Continental Congress was for boycotting the British taxation.
  • Midnight Ride

    Midnight Ride
    When Paul Revere, William Dawes,Sam Presott rode to Lexington and Concord on horseback to tell the towns that the British were coming!!!
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary war.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    The Second Continental Congress was when delagates from all the colony's got together and discussed what had been happening lately.
  • The Battle of Breeds and Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Breeds and Bunker Hill
    It was between the Colonial and British troops. They battled on Breed's Hill. There were 2,400 British troops and 1,500 American troops.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    It said that the 13 colonies at war with Great Britian were now a free country and no longer part of the British Empire.
  • Battle of Long Island

    Battle of Long Island
    Battle of Long ISland was the 1st major battle of the Revolutionary War after the Declaration of Independence. The British had won the the Battle of Long Island.
  • Crossing the Delaware

    Crossing the Delaware
    It was the first move in a planned surprise attack organized by George Washington. Washington led a column of Continental Army troops across the icy Delware River.
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton
    It was the Americans against Hessians and British troops. It was in Trenton, New Jersey on the Delaware River.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    The battle lasted 18 days and 9 miles away from Saratoga. The Americans made the British troops surrender.
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    Valley Forge

    It was the American Army camp site in Pennsylvania.
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    The Battle of Vicennes

    It was a small source of American soldiers. They marched around the British and Colonists untill they were conviced there was way to many soldiers.
  • Lord Cornwallis/Yorktown

    Lord Cornwallis/Yorktown
    A victorious battle won by the French and the Americans.