Colonization and Exploration-Revolutionary War-Boston tea party..the Americans didn't want to pay the taxes that the British were enforcing! so we rebelled against them and dressed up as Indians and dumped millions of dollars worth of tea into the sea..October 17..1773..Boston was the leading city at that time!!-Nathanial Greenhe was a commander in the war! he taught him self the art of war..he moved up to the continental army..he was put in command of fort lee and was to protect the other fort..when they were lost..all blame was put on him! Green was offered to be a secretary of war..but he refused twice.-Valley Forgesmall pocks was going around while they were trying to get the soldiers more training and stronger! 1777-1778 they selected that valley so that-Daniel Morgancaptain of a riffle company..he took out native Americans that were helping the British so they didn't know where they were going..1775-1783 war timing.-Boston Massacrethe British were harassing the Americans..they yelled help and the soldiers yelled shoot!! and people just started the war! they hired John Adams to trial the British soldiers..the shooters were found not guilty..Westward Expansion-they moved west because of the gold..one big problem was the mountains..they went to California they took over Texas from Mexico. they just wanted to be rich mostly.-trail of tearsandrew Jackson had permission to move the indians west..the indian removal act.
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