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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act caused taxes to be imposed without consent of the colonists and they wanted a say in how much they were being taxed. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre caused the colonists to deepen their distrust against the British Military. The British say the colonists had weapons, but the British had guns. -
Boston Tea Party
American colonists became frustrated with the new tax on tea and disguised themselves as Mohawk Native Americans and dumped crates of British tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The American's occupied Breed's Hill to protect a shipyard near boston. the British attacked but suffered heavy losses. -
Adopting the Declaration of Indepedence
The 13 American Colonies were finally declared independent from Great Britain. -
The Signed Declaration
Americans are now legally independent from Britain. -
Flag Resolution
The American Colonists had their own symbol to represent their independence from Britain. -
The French Alliance
The French joined with American Colonists in order to help them defeat the British to win their independence. -
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The Winter at Valley Forge, PA
The Winter at Valley Forge was a long, tough winter but made the American soliders stronger, and nine days after the harsh winter the soliders headed to New Jersey where they battled the British -
British Sign Articles of Peace
The British agreed to sign Articles of Peace once the American Colonists gained their Independence.
