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Stamp Act
Britian tax any document like newspaper or any legal document -
The Boston Massacre
Boston people got shot by the troops -
Boston Tea Party
Angry with a new tax on tea, some Boston colonists calling themselves the Sons of Liberty board British ships and dump crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Congress Meeting
Representatives from the colonies get together to unite and oppose British taxes. -
Pauls Reverse Ride
The Revolutionary War starts and Paul Revere makes his famous ride to warn the colonists that the "British are coming. -
Battle of Lexington
The actual fighting starts with the first "shot heard around the world. The Americans win as the British retreat. -
Capture of fort
The Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British. -
Battle of Bunker
Major battle where William Prescott told the American troops don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes. -
Indepence day
The Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. -
America chose a flag
The Continental Congress adopts the Stars and Stripe Flag sewn by Betsy Ross. -
Alliance with France
France recognized the United States as an independent country with the Treaty of Alliance. -
Articles of Confederation
Defined the official government of the United States. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. British General Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown was the unofficial end to the war. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that officially ended the war.
