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The Start of the American Revolution
What caused the start if the american revolution was over taxation. -
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. -
Independence day
On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England. -
George Washington Crosses the 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 Yorktown
The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. British General Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown was the unofficial end to the war. -
The end of the American Revolution
The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.
