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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was one of the big events that made the Americans want to fight the British. One night, Sons of Liberty including Sam Adams dumped over 80 chests of Tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act of 1773.
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Before this battle happened, Paul Revere went on his famous midnight ride to warn the minutemen about the British approaching. This was the first time in the Revolution that the minutemen would battle British forces.thus was a British victory.
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Battle of the Brandywine
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Battles of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga were two American victories led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold, each eighteen days apart. These victories were the turning point of the war, because after them, France and Spain decided to ally with the Americans because America might actually win the war.
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Battle of Camden
General Horatio Gates and his inexperienced men were marching South when they ran into the British forces. They had a battle, and the British ended up winning and getting all of the American's supplies after the men and Gates fled.
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The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed to end the Revolutionary War. It promised America independence from Britain and gave America a huge chunk of land (doubling the size of the country), and it gave back fair and equal rights that were taken away in the acts passed by Britain.
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