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Parliament passes the act that requires the colonists to pay taxes on paper products such as: playing cards, newspapers, legal documents and all other paper products.
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American colonists had to provide the British soldiers with food and housing as needed.
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The Boston Massacre, was an incident in which British Army soldiers shot and killed people while under intense attack by a mob.
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A tax imposed by the British Parliament on tea imported into the colonies.
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A group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians dump 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
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12 delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to discuss the American Revolution.
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The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
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On July 4 1776, Thomas Jefferson and members of the continental congress declared independence from Great Britain.
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An American soldier and spy for the Continental Army. He was captured by the British and executed. Supposedly, his last words were, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
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Washington crossed the Delaware River so that his army could attack an isolated garrison of Hessian troops located at Trenton, New Jersey
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Famous photo by John Trumbull depicting British General Burgoyne surrendering after the Battle of Saratoga
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The last major battle of the American Revolution. General Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington and the French.
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The treaty was signed in Paris and officially ended the American Revolution. It recognized the United States of American as an independent nation.
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