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The Boston Massacre
there was a war in boston, a very horrible one, several people were killed. -
The Boston tea party
in the Boston tea party, mohawk indians boarded three british tea ships and dumped 342 chest of tea into the harbor. -
The American Revolution begins
general thomas cage ordered british troops to march againts the patriots arsenal at concord to capture Patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock that were known to be hiding at lexington. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
there was tension for many years between the residents of the 13 colonies and the british authorities. it was the first battle of the revolutionary war. -
Common Sense
promoted captins second penn'a -
American Independence day
the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, "no taxation without representation" -
Battle of Trenton
small but pivotal battle durring the revolutionary war. -
Valley Forge
the Continental Army under General George Washington, still in the field, enters its winter camp at Valley Forge, 22 miles from British-occupied Philadelphia -
Treaty of Alliance
representatives from the united states and france signed the treaty of amity, commerce, and the treaty of alliances in paris during the american war for independence -
Articles of confederation
the articles of confederation bacame the law of the land -
cornwallis surrenders at yorktown
British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to a close -
treaty of paris
ended the revolutionary war and recognized america independence -
U.S. Constitution
it was signed by 38 of 41 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, and it won a battle to ratification by the necessary nine out of 13 U.S. states.
