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Sugar Act
The colonists were taxed on sugar and coffee. -
Stamp Act
The colonists were taxed on all paper products. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers killed 5 protesting colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the tea tax. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the American Revolution -
Declaration of Independence
Colonist declared independence from Britian -
Battle of Saratoga
America troops defeated the British. -
British Surrender at Yorktown
The French blockaded the Chesapeake Bay, causing Washington to force a British surrender at Yorktown. -
Ratification of US Constitution
A supreme law of the land was finally ratified.