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Sons of Liberty formed
The Sons of Liberty were a group a colonists that stood against unfair demands of the British. "THE SPY WHO SAW IT ALL" page 10 -
Stamp Act
The Stamp act was a tax on all paper
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The Boston Massacre
British soldiers fire in to a mob of colonists killing and irish immigrant, a german immigrant, and an African American named Crispus Attackus
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Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Paul Revere rides his horse through Lexington shouting out "The Regulars are coming!"
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Paul Revere captured
Paul Revere is captured be the Regulars, but not before he warns Lexington.
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Pau Revere (2)
Pau Revere rides the the house to tell John Adams and Hancock that Britsh soldiers intend to arrest them. -
The 2 lights
Paul Revere sees the 2 lights in the belfry that mean that the British soldiers are coming by boat.
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The Shot heard 'round the world
The first shot of the American Revolution was at a bridge in Lexington, though we don't know who fired first.
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U.S Declaration of Independence signed
The Declaration of Independence is signed, making the colonies the United States of America.
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