It was a blog disscusion day and these were the topics- Exploration and Colonization- no one did this topicRevolutionary War- The Boston Tea Party- the colonists didn't like the British taxes. The British taxed America because they were in debt. John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and 80 other men dressed up like indians and dumped the tea in the harbor. Nathaniel Green- a general in the revolutionary war. He started a militia. After the war he was offered to be the secretary of war, but he refused. He died at age 43. Daniel Morgan- lead a group of sharpshooters. He killed the indian guides and the British officers. Valley Forge- 1777- they stayed there in the winter, didn't have good clothes, or shoes. Didn't have good food, flour cake- water and flour. Started in 1775 and lasted through 1783. Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, and taxing lead up to Revolutionary War. The Boston Massacre- March 5, 1770. The people were harassing the British and someone said shoot and 5 were killed. Treaty of Paris- Britain agreed to remove their troops and America got independence.Westward Expansion- Moved west because of gold in California. Mountains were a big problem. 1845- took Texas from Mexico. Tails of Tears- Indian Removal Act was passed so Andrew Jackson could move the indians west.Industrial Revolution of the early 1800's, Civil War and Reconstruction.
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