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In 1712 the colony of Carolina split into two colonies. They became North and South Carolina respectively.
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The Boston Massacre was the product of a protest and British troops stationed in Boston. There was a shot fired and this caused the British to shoot on the protesting colonists killing five colonists.
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The Boston Tea Party was caused because of the outrage of the colonists. After years of being unrepresented in front of the king they finally felt like something had to be done.
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Paul Revere was an express rider who ended up getting tasked with riding to Lexington in order to warn the militia that the British troops were on their way.
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In this early battle of the Revolutionary War the colonists got beat pretty badly. General William Howe led the troops from the Continental Army to inflict heavy losses to the British even though they lost the battle.
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This document written by Thomas Jefferson is what finally told the king that the colonies wanted to be independent of England.
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Washington led his army against the Hessians in the middle of the night across the Deleware River. Only one river crossing actually was successful however three were planned.
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This is the battle where General Cornwallis surrendered to the Continental Army. Officially the end of the Revolutionary War.
