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The Stamp Act
Britain sets a tax that requires a stamp on all public documents. The colonist did not like having this tax placed on them. -
The Boston Massacre
5 Boston Colonist were shot by British troops. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party came to be because the colonists did not want to pay taxes on the British tea and it happened on 3 British ships in the Boston Harbor. -
Paul Reveres's ride
The Revolutionary war begins and Paul Revere makes his famous ride to warn the colonist that "The British are coming". -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The actual fighting starts with the first "shot heard around the world" and the Americans as the British retreat. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This was the major battle where William Prescott told the American troops "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" and The British defeated the Americans in this battle. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. -
America Chose a Flag
The Continental Congress adopts the "stars and stripes" and the flag was sewn by Betsy Ross. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle of the American Revolutionary war. -
Treaty of Paris
This was the treaty that officially ended the war.
