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Hace 3 días · The American Revolution (1775–83) was an insurrection carried out by 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies, which won political independence and went on to form the United States of America. The war followed more than a decade of growing estrangement between the British crown and many North American colonists.
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- Siege of Yorktown
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- Battles of Lexington and Concord
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- Battle of Bemis Heights
Hace 1 día · On March 5, 1770, a large crowd gathered around a group of British soldiers on a Boston street. The crowd grew threatening, throwing snowballs, rocks, and debris at them. One soldier was clubbed and fell. There was no order to fire, but the soldiers panicked and fired into the crowd.
Hace 1 día · In 1770, however, Jefferson's first library was destroyed in a fire at his Shadwell home. His second library replenished the first. It grew to 1,250 titles by 1773, and to nearly 6,500 volumes by 1814. Jefferson organized his books into three broad categories corresponding with elements of the human mind: memory, reason, and imagination.
Hace 2 días · The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia.
Hace 4 días · 1. The Boston Massacre occurred in 1770 when British troops fired into a crowd of colonists. What was the name of the former slave who was the first to fall in the massacre?
Hace 3 días · In April 1770 Captain James Cook anchored the HMS Endeavor in a body of water he at first called Sting Ray Harbour, but because the expedition's scientists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander discovered hundreds of previously unknown plants in just a few days on its shores, what did Cook name this body of water?
Hace 3 días · 29 May Conflict. The first conflict between the First Fleet arrivals and Aboriginal people takes place near Rushcutters Bay, Sydney. Two convicts are killed. December Conflict. Arabanoo is the first Aboriginal person captured by Europeans. 1789.
