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Britain put a tax on newspapers and legal documents.
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5 Boston colonists were shot by British soldiers.
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Boston colonists dressed as indians and dumped tea into Boston harbor because they were angry with the tax on tea.
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Representatives from each colony get together to unite and oppose British taxes.
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The Revolutionary war starts and Paul Revere makes his famous ride saying "the British are coming."
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The first battle of the Revolutionary war.
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This was the first shot in the American Revolution and was called "The shot heard around the world"
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Major battle where William Prescott told the American troops "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
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The Continental Congress agrees with Thomas Jefferson's Declaration.
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The Continental Congress adopts the "Stars and Stripes.
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British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army to the Americans after suffering defeat at the Battles of Saratoga.
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France recognized the United States as an independent country and with the Treaty of Alliance.
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The last major battle of the war where British surrendered.
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Officially ended the war in 1773
