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Benjamin Franklin's 1754 cartoon was plea for unity in defending the colonies during the French and Indian war.
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The stamp act of 1765 was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament. The purpose of the tax was to help pay for troops stationed in North America.
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In Boston, an angry crowd of workers and sailors shouted at the soldiers nad threw snowballs and rocks at them. Frightened soldiers fired into the crowd, killing five and wounding six.
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Members of the Sons of Liberty protested the Tea Act by dumping chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
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The first shot of the American revolution
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The British objective was to take over Bunker Hill. In the end they suceeded.
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Congress approved the Declaration of Independence.It declared the colonies freedom from Britain.
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The turning point in the war.
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A decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces and French forces.
