The battles that happened before the passing of the D.I. were
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Siege of Boston
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Battle of Chelsea Creek
Battle of Machias
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Gloucester
Siege of Fort St. Jean
Burning of Falmouth
Battle of Kemp's Landing
Siege of Savage's Old Fields
Battle of Great Bridge
Battle of Quebec
Burning of Norfolk
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
Battle of the Rice Boats
Battle of Nassau
Battle of Saint-Pierre
Battle of Block Island
Battle of The Cedars
Battle of Trois-Rivières
Battle of Sullivan's Island
Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet
The reason and cause of the crusades was a war between Christians and Moslems which centered around the city of Jerusalem and the Holy places of Palestine. The City of Jerusalem held a Holy significance to the Christian religion. Two major effects of the Crusades were that the kings' authority increased and the Europeans learned about new things from the Muslims they encountered. During the Crusades, the kings increased taxes to fund the cause. Many peasants also left their land to fight, and when they died, the land went to the king.
