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In 1765 Parliament passes the Stamp Act, this required the colonies to pay a tax on certain legal documents and newspapers.
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In 1774 the colonies organized the First Continental Congress to counteract the British in Philadelphia
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In April of 1775 the tensions between the British and colonists causes fighting to break out in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.
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On July 4,1776, the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, declaring the colonies’ independence from Britain, this began the American Revolution.
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In 1777, the colonists defeated General Burgoyne’s troops in Saratoga, New York. France, the Netherlands, and Spain join the Americans’ side of the war.
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In 1781, General Cornwallis surrendered to the American and French forces in Yorktown.
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In 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed by Great Britain and the colonies. It officially ended the American Revolution and recognized independence of the colonies.
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In 1787, delegates met to revise the Articles of Confederation in Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convention.
