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Britain sets a tax that requires a stamp on all public documents like newspapers or legal documents
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The actual fighting starts with the first shot heard around the world. The Americans win as the British retreat.
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The Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British.
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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 Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of 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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The Continental army under George Washington spends the winter training at Valley Forge.
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when they chose a flag
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British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army to the Americans after suffering defeat at the Battles of Saratoga.
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France recognized the United States as an independent country with the Treaty of Alliance
