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Boston Massacre
American Colonist who called themselves Patriots, where abut to fight the British to stop the unpopular taxesw. -
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American Revolution
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Boston Tea Party
In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
Battle Of Lexington and Concord
British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. independence. -
Battle on The bridge
a long column of Regulars starts its march to Concord. Their orders are to destroy muskets, powder, cannon, and other provisions being stockpiled by the rebels on Colonel James Barrett's farm. -
Avoid The Harbor
The New York Committee of Safety orders all ship pilots to avoid the entrance to the harbor at Sandy Hook; the committee also forbids pilots from boarding any enemy warship or troop transport. -
American Independce
America gains independce from Britian -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington marches Army to Trenton, New Jersey. Where they fight and capture the Hessians. -
Winter in Valley Forge
General George Washington, still in the field, enters its winter camp at Valley Forge, 22 miles from British-occupied Philadelphia -
Franco-AMerican Alliance
France and America become Allies -
Articles of Confderation
Articles f Confederation was signed. -
Seige of YorkTown
Seige of Yprk town is a victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is signed -
U.S, Constitution
U.S. Constitution is signed