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the Bristish soldiers and Colonist fought together to fight a war between the Indians and the French.
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Paul Revere rides from Lexington to Concord to warn colonist of the approaching british army.
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The Stamp Act required colonists to buy stamp ti put on all kinds of products. Making every product taxed
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A fight between English soldiers and Americans, Five colonists were killed on that day.
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The Intolerable Acts were acts that allowed British soldiers into colonists homes, merchants not allowed to trade: their products would be "stolen", damaged or taxed, and the British placed more taxes than ever before
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The colonists were mad at the British for taxing tea, so they boarded ships containing tea and threw them into the ocean.
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Colonists from different colonies called together a congress to meet and discuss how they should respond to Britian.
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Briitish soldiers marched on the town of Lexington, Massechuets, to capture hidden guns. Figthing broke out between Brittish soldiers and Minutemen.
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The Second Congressvoted to creat an army and placing it under George Washington's command, and it debated the declaration of Independence
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Early figthing took place near boston, there were 1,000 british troops casuality.
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The Congress signed the Declaration of Independence
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Washington and French allies moved armies toward Virginia and attecked Cornwallis's army at Yorktown. Cornwallis seeing no victory surrendered on Oct 1781. This ended major fighting in America
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Leading Commander George Washington is honoured as the first president of The United States of America
