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1770-1783
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Boston Massacre
British shot at 5 colonist, all of the 5 colonist died. -
Boston tea party
Colonist dressed up as Indians and dumped many creates of tea into the harbor. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
8 minute men died, not many british people died. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Colonist were extremly out numbered. British won the battle. -
Declaration of Independence
The signing of all representatives on the DOI. -
Crossing the Delaware River
George Washington crossed the freezing and death reaching water. They surprised the british. -
Surrender at Yorktown
Washington surprised the british General Cornwallis with an attack in Yorktown instead of New York. Cornwallis surrenderd. -
Treaty of Paris
War ended, offically ending the 8 year war, almost 2 years after Cornwallis's surrender.
