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The Stamp Act
britain sets a tax that requires a stamp on all public documents like newspapers or legal documents. -
The Boston Massacre
Boston colonists are shot by british troops. -
The 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. -
The First Continental Congress Meets
Representatives from the colonies get together to unite and oppose british taxes. -
Paul Reveres Ride
The Revolutionary War starts and Paul Revere makes his famous ride to warn the colonists that the"british are coming". -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The actual fighting starts with the first"shot heard around the world" The americans win as the british retreat. -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
The Green Mountain boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga from the british. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Major battle where William Prescott told the american troops"dont fire until you the whites of their eyes". -
The Declaration of Independence is Adopted
The Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence. -
George Washington Crosses the Delaware
George Washington and his troops cross the delaware river on christmas night and surprise the enemy.
