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The Sugar Act
Sugar and coffee were taxed. -
The Stamp Act
Any paper product was taxed. -
The Boston Massacre
Five colonist died. -
The Boston Tea Party
Protest a tax on tea. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Colonist and British finally erupted into war. -
Declaration of Independence
Declare independence form Britain. -
Battle of Sara toga
American troops defeated the British. -
British Surrender at Yorktown
The British surrender at Yorktown. -
Ratification of US Constitution
Supreme law of the land.