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Yale is founded in modern-day Connecticut after the colony of Saybrook worked to establish a college.
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The French and Indian War is fought between the French and the British colonists over control of the Ohio River Valley.
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American protestors, protesting the newly imposed taxes by Britain, surround British soldiers in Boston. The British soldiers open fire on the protestors initially killing three people.
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After the British Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773, the colonists strongly opposed the taxes and protested by throwing tea shipments into the Boston Harbor.
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In Philadelphia, delegates from each of the 13 colonies, except for Georgia, meet for the First Continental Congress to organize a colonial resistance to the Acts of British Parliament.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord are the first battles fought between Britain and America. This battle is the first of the Revolutionary War and results in an American victory.
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The Declaration of Independence is made to explain the reasons for Americans needing to fully separate themselves from Britain.
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After George Washington and his men defeated Britain at Yorktown, this battle marks the end of the war.
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After the British surrender at Yorktown, the decision is finally made to officially end the war and thus the Treaty of Paris is signed.
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The Bill of Rights are published which are the first 10 amendments and are designed to protect the basic rights of U.S. citizens.