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George Washington of Virginia sparks the French and Indian War, leading to the global conflict known as the Seven Year's War.
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The landing of British troops in Boston, Massachusetts energizes anti-British political sentiment.
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A crowd disguised as Mohawwk Indians dump more than 300 crates of British tea into the Boston Harbor.
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In Philadelphia, delegates to the second continental congress vote to sever ties with Great Britian.
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Although refusing to to recognize American Independence or enter into a formal alliance with the United States, Spain assists the struggle by joining France in naval and land operation against the British.
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Having esstablished a base at Yorktown, Virginia to rest his tired army, British general Cornwallis finds himself trapped and under siege by American and France forces when a French fleet defeats a British naval force at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
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Ratified by the American Congress and King Goerge lll in 1784, this treaty ends the American War of Independence.
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Persided over George Washington, delegates covene in Philadelphia's State House (Indepencence Hall) to revise the Articles of Confedoration.
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THe United States delcares war on Great Britain, sparking the conflict that is sometimes known as the "Second American Revolution."
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The Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War soldier is dedicated in Philadelphia's Washington Square.
