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On March 5th in 1770 a riot broke out between the British soldiers and the American colonist. The British killed five colonist
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Because the British was taxing tea the colonist dressed up as Mohawks and threw over three hundred boxes of tea into the ocean.
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This was the first battle to officially start the war. The saying "the shot heard 'round the world" came from this battle. Eight minute men died.
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Colonist were outnumbered and low on ammunition. "Don't fire until you see the whites of the eyes" is a famous quote from this battle.
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This is the most important piece of history. The colonist declared the 13 colonies as their own country. we celebrate the 4th of July to represent this day.
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George Washington crossed the freezing and dangerous Deleware River to catch the british off guard. Washington and the colonist forced 900 British soldiers to surrender without firing.
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Washington surprised the British with an attack in Yorktown instead of New York.14,000 American and French soldiers surrounded 8,00 British soldiers. When British surrendered a French soldier played "Yankie Doodle".
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This document officially ended the 8 year war almost 2 years after the surrender of Yorktown.British finally relized the colonies were independent.
