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Britain passed a new tax that taxed every single piece of printed paper you bought.
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5 Boston colonist were shot by British troops because of a small argument they had.
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People were angry with the new tax on tea so they dumped crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Representatives from the colonies get together to oppose British taxes.
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The Revolutionary war starts and Paul rides his horse through town and warns people ''the British are coming''.
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This is when the fighting actually started, with the first ''shot heard around the world''. The Americans won as the British ran away.
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Big battle where William Prescott told the Americans "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes".
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A statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting.
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George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware river and surprise there troops.
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The army trains throughout the winter at Valley Forge.
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The Continental Congress puts 13 stars for the 13 colonies and the colors represent red for hardiness, white for purity, and blue for justice. Betsy Ross is the one who sewn it.
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Army under British General John Burgoyne surrenders after the defeat at the Battles of Saratoga.
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Last major battle of the Revolutionary war, British surrendered.
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The Treaty was the thing that officially ended the war.
