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1764
Sugar Act, taxing sugar and coffee -
1765
Parliament passed the Stamp Act which taxed any paper product -
1770
Boston Massacre -
1773
Boston Tea Party -
1775
The Battle of Lexington and Concord became known as the American Revolution -
1776
Declaration of Independence -
1777
Battle of Saratoga -
1781
British Surrender at Yorktown, Virginia -
1787
Constitutional Convention -
1788
Ratification Of The US Constitution