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Pilgrims travel to America
Pilgrims leave Britain for America seeking religious freedom. -
Stamp Act
British Parliament passes Stamp Act to tax American colonies -
Parliament passes more taxes
British Parliament puts tax on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea -
British and Americans clash
British troops and American colonists engage in a small clash -
Parliament puts tax on tea
Parliament passes the Tea Act, taxing tea after the failure of previous tax acts -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from 13 states meet in Philadelphia at the First Continental Congress -
Battle of Lexington
The first battle between patriots and British takes place Lexington. -
Common Sense published
The pamphlet Common Sense by Thomas Paine is published, pushing for independence -
Declaration of Independence
Congress and Thomas Jefferson issue Declaration of Independence -
France allies with Americans
France agrees to help Americans by supplying weapons and supplies -
British surrender
British surrenders after defeat at Battle of Yorktown in Virginia -
Treaty of Paris
French, British, and Americans sign the Treaty of Paris to end the war
