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The British decided it was time for the Colonies to pay taxes, but the people of Boston were verbal and violent in their reaction. They threatened and harmed British customs officials trying to collect the taxes. In 1770, The Boston Massacre occurred as British troops fired into a group of protesters. This was the first bloodshed. In 1775, George Washington was named Commander in Chief of the newly organized army and war began. After many fierce battles—some lost, some won—the British signed Articles of Peace 11/30/1782. Washington resigned as Commander 12/23/1783.
Hardships of the Revolutionary War---Wet black powder and paper cartridges were useless, and therefore, muskets, cannons, mortars, and howitzers (a small cannon used for shelling at a steep angle) would be useless. Both sides lost critical supplies of ammunition. The roads were often rugged, broken ground. The road conditions and sick horses slowed the progress as massive cannons were being hauled over rain-rutted roads.
¯ Yankee Doodle, keep it up Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music on the step And with the girl’s be handy. ¯
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