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French and Indian War
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Stamp Act
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Townshend Acts
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Boston Massacre
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Boston Tea Party
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Intolerable Acts
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1st continental congress convenes
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Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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“Common Sense” by Thomas Paine is published
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Declaration of Independence adopted
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United States forms an alliance with France
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Articles of Confederation are ratified
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Battle of Yorktown
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Treaty of Paris ends the war