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Sugar Act
Taxing of sugar and coffee -
Stamp Act
Tax on any paper product -
Boston Massacre
Five people died -
Boston Tea Party
A protest on the tax of tea by dumping a lot of it into the harbor. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The colonists and the British finally erupted into war. -
Declaration of Independence
Declared independence from Britain was declared. -
Battle of Saratoga
American troops defeat the British -
British Surrender at Yorktown
The British surrender at Yorktown -
Ratification of US Constitution
It became the supreme law of the land
