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The Battle at Lexington
The Americans battled the British at lexington for freedom -
The Declaratory Act
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The Sugar act
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The Stamp act
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The Townshend Revenue Act
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The Boston Massacre
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The Tea Act
In 1773, British Parliament passed the Tea Act, reducing duties on tea sold by the East India Trading Company. In doing so, the British encouraged Americans to buy British-taxed tea. Colonists opposed the Act, leading to The Boston Tea Party. -
The battle at Concord
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The Beginning
The Colonists were angry that the British were ruling over them and they wanted to be known as a free nation. -
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American Revolution
The wars time span -
the ride of Paul Revere
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The Public reading
The Declaration of Independence is read publicly -
The Patrionts Failure
Patriots fail to take Three Rivers, Quebec -
New york is captured
The British take over New York City -
France takes a side in the war
France officially enters the war on the side of the United States -
Valley Forge
Washington's army leaves Valley Forge -
8,000 troops
Clinton and 8,000 troop's from New York land at Charleston, South Carolina -
Seige of Yorktown
The date of when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown -
The Treaty of Paris
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General George Washington leaves New York City
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The u.s constitution signed
