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Stamp Act
English imposed a tax on anything that was pertaining to paper. Colonists didn't really like that. -
Townsend Act
British impose new taxes on tea and other goods. Colonists refuse to pay or buy anything made in England. -
Battle Erupts
Fighting finally erupts in Concord and Lexington. -
We have a general
George Washington is appointed general of the American Army. -
Battle at Bunker Hill
Americans drive British from Breed's Hill -
Declartion of Independence
Congress passes the Bill of Independence officially succeeding from Britain. -
New York Taken
Red Coats take over New York -
Defended Well
George Washington, Nathaniel Greene, Isreal Putman hold their ground at Harlem Heights. -
French Allies
Americans and French sign the "French Alliance" -
Cornwallis defeated
Cornwallis is surrounded by French and American forces at Yorktown, VA. -
Treaty of Paris
The British and Americans sign the Treaty of Paris ending the war. -
The Constituion
The U.S. Constituion is signed. America is born.
