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American colonists were forced to house British soldiers in there homes without a choice in the matter.
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Parliament passed an act that put a tax on all paper products such as playing cards, books, legal documents, and newspapers.
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Protesters in Boston were shot at by British soldiers and kick started the American Revolution.
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Colonists protested the tax on tea by throwing newly arrived crates of tea into the harbor.
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Paul Revere rode in the night to warn the colonists that the British were coming.
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Lexington and Concord battle was the first battle of the Revolution.
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The British defeated the Patriots at Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.
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Betsy Ross made the first flag when a small committee-including George Washington, Robert Morris and relative George Ross – visited Betsy and discussed the need for a new American flag.
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July, 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence was signed.
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The Liberty Bell rung for the first time to announce the first reading of the Declaration of Independence.
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George Washington sails the Delaware on Christmas to attack a British encampment.
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The last official battle of the American Revolution.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed signaling the end of the American Revolution when the colonists won freedom from Great Britain.
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