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The Sugar Act was an effort of Britan to impose new taxes on the colonies.
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Was a street fight between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, rocks and sticks againts British soliders. Led to five civilian deaths by the British RedCoats.
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Citizens took up arms against corrupt colonial officials.
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A large group of men disguised as Native Americans borded the tea ships, and for 3 hours unloaded 342 cases of tes into the Harbor. The raiders destroyed 90,000 pounds of tea, worth thosands of dollars.
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At Lexington and Concord a singal shot was fired, which started the American Revolution.
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The first and secound attack on the Americans at Bunker hill did not succeeed, but the British won the Third, only because the Americans ran out of ammunition.
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By signing the Declaration of Independance, the continental Congress stated that the colonies were free from British rule.
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General Cornwallis surrenders to General Washington, after 22 days of battle.
