what were the major events in the revolutionary war?
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['The Stamp Act (March 1765)', 'The Townshend Acts (June-July 1767)', 'The Boston Massacre (March 1770)', 'The Boston Tea Party (December 1773)', 'The Coercive Acts (March-June 1774)', 'Lexington and Concord (April 1775)', 'British attacks on coastal towns (October 1775-January 1776)']
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The Red, Black and White Men of Glover's Regiment Take Washington Across the Delaware. John Glover's Regiment of Marbleheaders accomplished an amazing feat on the night of Dec. 25, 1776. They ferried 2,400 men, plus horses and artillery, across the Delaware River in a blinding snowstorm.
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On September 28, 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary ...
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['Irish Potato Famine. ... ', 'Communist Manifesto Published. ... ', 'Great Exhibition. ... ', 'Crimean War. ... ', 'Bessemer Invents Blast Furnace. ... ', 'Big Ben Cast. ... ', 'British East India Company Transfers Control of India to Crown. ... ', 'First Transatlantic Cable.']
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American Revolutionary War. Britain recognizes independence of the United States, cedes East Florida, West Florida, and Minorca to Spain and Tobago to France. Dutch ceded Negapatnam to Britain. The American Revolutionary War was a war fought between Great Britain and the original 13 British colonies in North America.
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['1903: Kishinev Pogrom.', '1904-1905: Russo-Japanese War.', '1905: Peace Conference, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.', '1914: Outbreak of World War I.', '1917: Russian Revolution of 1917.', '1917: U.S. Recognition of the Provisional Government.', '1917-1933: The October Bolshevik Revolution.', '1933: U.S. Recognition of the Soviet Union.']
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A main difference is the context of the war. The American Revolution was caused by a majority of the America population becoming unhappy because of how the British were ruling them. Both the American and French Revolutions were focused around liberty and equality. Both countries were trying to gain freedom.
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The Boston Massacre was a signal event leading to the Revolutionary War. It led directly to the Royal Governor evacuating the occupying army from the town of Boston. It would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies.
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['William The Conqueror Defeats Harold At The Battle of Hastings - 1066. ... ', 'The Sealing Of Magna Carta - 1215. ... ', 'The Plague (Black Death) Arrives in England - 1346. ... ', 'Wars Of The Roses Begins - 1455. ... ', 'William Shakespeare Is Born - 1564. ... ', 'Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot Are Discovered - 1605. ... ', 'The Battle of Waterloo - 1815.']
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General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and, over the course of the next 10 days, won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. In the Battle of Trenton (December 26), Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing.
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['Cause #1. Britain/French both thought they claimed Ohio territory. ... ', 'Cause #2. The French destroyed English forts.', 'Cause #3. English colonists broke up the French and Indian trade.', 'Effect #1. England became in debt so they put taxes on colonists.', 'Effect #2. They began forcing Navigation Acts.', 'Effect #3.']
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The event in Boston helped to unite the colonies against Britain. What started as a minor fight became a turning point in the beginnings of the American Revolution. The Boston Massacre helped spark the colonists' desire for American independence, while the dead rioters became martyrs for liberty.
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['Share.', '(1712) Pennsylvania Assembly banned importing of slaves. ... ', 'the liberty bell was commotion in 1759. ... ', 'Pennsylvania, one of the original 13 colonies, adopted the first state law to abolish slavery in 1780. ... ', 'The Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 was a turning point in the Civil War for Union forces led by Gen.']
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During the American Revolution, a number of men and women rose to prominence: George Washington, Abigail Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and countless others distinguished themselves by their courage, patriotism, wisdom and talent.
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['Jan 1, 1778. Watson and the Shark, John Singleton Copley. ... ', 'May 5, 1789. Beginning of French Revolution. ... ', 'Jan 1, 1792. A Vindication of the Rights of Women- Mary Wollstonecraft. ... ', 'Jan 1, 1793. Death of Marat, Jacques-Louis David. ... ', 'Jan 1, 1794. Fishermen at Sea, JMW Turner. ... ', 'Jan 1, 1798. ... ', 'May 18, 1804. ... ', 'May 23, 1810.']
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What were the major causes of the American Revolution? The American Revolution was principally caused by colonial opposition to British attempts to impose greater control over the colonies and to make them repay the crown for its defense of them during the French and Indian War (1754–63).
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['The Revolutionary War (1775-1783)', 'War of 1812 (1812-1815)', 'Mexican - American War (1846-1848)', 'American Civil War (1861–1865)', 'Spanish-American War (1898)', 'World War I (1914-1918)', 'World War II (1939-1945)', 'Korean War (1950-1953)']