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The Boston Tea Party
On December 16th, several men and women dressed up as Indian people and threw tea into the Boston harbor.
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the British for taxes
and the British government responded harshly to this -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
marked the start of the American War of Independence -
The Declaration of Independence is Signed
declares a complete break with Britain and its King and claims the powers of an independent country -
The Battle of Yorktown
joint Franco-American land and sea campaign that entrapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced its surrender. -
The Constitution is Ratified
this was the ratification of the states by 9 out of the 13 states enacted the new government -
The death of George washington
The cause of George Washington's death was because of a throat infection