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Beginning of American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. They defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War in alliance with France and others. -
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. This led to unrest in the colonies and the Stamp Act Congress (October 1765). -
The Boston Massacre
5 Boston colonists are shot by British troops. -
Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773 -
Shot around the world
what began the war and made others happen -
War begins
first person shoots (unknown) and war begins -
Paul Revere ride
He is best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia in April 18, 1775 to tell them that the british were coming. -
Declaration of independence
when the declaration was signed and we became independent -
America chooses a flag
The Continental Congress adopts the "Stars and Stripes" Flag sewn by Betsy Ross. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that officially ended the war.
