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The Stamp Act
Britain sets a tax that requires a stamp on all public documents like newspapers or legal documents. The colonists did not like having this tax placed on them. -
The Boston Tea Party
There are ungry because a new tax on tea, some Boston, board British ships and dump crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Paul Revere's Ride
War starts and Paul Revere makes his famous ride to warn the colonists that the "British are coming". -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle begins with the first "shot heard 'round the world."
The Americans win as the British retreat. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Major battle where William Prescott told the American troops "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes". -
Battles of Saratoga
British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army to the Americans after suffering defeat at the Battles of Saratoga. -
Alliance with France
France recognized the United States as an independent country with the Treaty of Alliance. -
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. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that officially ended the war.