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the boston massacre
the massacre was when a bunch of british soldiers killed five people. this was when people really started thinking about a revolution -
the boston tea party
the british put a high tax on tea and the people felt cheated so they revolted. this was really the first big revolt before the revoution. -
the vattle of lexington and concord
this was the first battle of the revolution.it started the war between britain and america. -
battle of bunker hill
this battle was when the fighting really started. the colonists lost but only because there were fewer of them. they also killed many british soldiers. -
the declaration of independence
the colonistists finnally declared there liberty from the king. -
crossing the delaware
george washington crossed the delaware to catch the british off gaurd this caused 900 britians to surrender without a single shot fired. this caused the british to turn to the south. -
the surrender at yorktown
george washington caught the british off gaurd again. this major defeat forced 8000 british soldiers to go home. -
the treaty of paris
the war in america officialy ended and we became a free country.