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American Revolution
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The Stamp Act
Britian put taxes on paper goods for the 13 colonies -
Boston Massacre
In boston 5 colonist were killed by the british soldiers -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest in Boston. They trashed a shipment of tea dressed up as native americans. -
Battle of Lexington
The first battle of the Revolutionary war. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
A book uplifting people to fight and gain independence from the British -
Surrender at Yorktown
The 13 colonies won with the help of the french and the British agreed to surrender -
Treaty of Paris
An agrrement that gave the U.S new land and it all said that they would take the british troops out of the U.S -
States pass the Articles of Confederation
The 1st constitution that was created after they gained independence from Britian but it failed.
