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The Boston Massacre was when 5 boston colonies are shot by british troops.
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Paul revere was on his way to warn that the british were coming.
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The actual fighting starts when the first shot is heard around the world and the americans win as the british retreat.
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Major battle where William Prescott told the american troops "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes".
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The Declaration of independence summarized the colonists motivation for independence.
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George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware River on Christmas night and surprise the enemy.
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British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army to the Americans after suffering defeat at the Battles of Saratoga. September 19- October 17, 1777
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France recognized the United States as an independent country with the Treaty of Alliance.
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Defined the official government of the United States.
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The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. British General Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown was the unofficial end to the war.
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Treaty that officially ended the war.
