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The Stamp Act
Britain sets a tax that requires a stamp on all public documents like newspapers or legal documents. -
Boston Massacre
5 Boston colonists are shot by British troops. -
Boston Tea Party
Angry with a new tax on tea, some Boston colonists calling themselves the Sons of Liberty board British ships and dump crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress meets
Representatives from the colonies get together to unite and oppose British taxes. -
Paul Revere's Ride
The Revolutionary War starts and Paul Revere makes his famous ride to warn the colonists that the "British are coming". -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The actual fighting starts with the first "shot heard around the world". The Americans win as the British retreat. -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
The Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British. -
Battle of Bunker HIll
Major battle where William Prescott told the American troops "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes". -
Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. -
George Washington Crosses Delaware
George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware River on Christmas night and surprise the enemy. -
America Chooses a Flag
The Continental Congress adopts the "Stars and Stripes" Flag sewn by Betsy Ross. -
Battle of Saratoga
Representatives from the colonies get together to unite and oppose British taxes. -
Alliance with France
France recognized the United States as an independent country with the Treaty of Alliance. -
Articles of Confederation
Defined the official government of the United States. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. British General Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown was the unofficial end to the war. -
Valley Forge
The Continental army under George Washington spends the winter training at Valley Forge. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that officially ended the war.
