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the stamp act
following the costly french and indian war, the british empire was in a lot of debt and the stamp act imposed to help pay off the debt. -
the Boston massacre
a mob of people in boston began to harass a mall unit of british redcoats which led to them opening fire on them, killing 5. -
the boston tea party
after a tax on tea was enforced, a group of people in boston, dressed as native americans, dumped tea into the harbor -
the first continental congress
56 delegates represented the 13 colonies for the first continental congress which was held in philadelphia -
the battles of lexington and concord
these were the first battles of the american revolution -
declaration of independence
the declaration of independence was written by thomas jefferson, it was offically adopted by congress on july 4th 1776 -
the battle of valley forge
washington leads his army into valley forge, it would be very costly but the militia would prevail -
benedict arnold betrays the US
benedict arnold conspires with the british to surrender at a fort in new york -
france and the US join forces
the US and france formed an alliance with the signing of a treaty, france would declare war on britain in june, 1778 -
siege of yorktown
washingtons army and the french put yorktown under siege lasting from september to october -
treaty of paris
after the defeat of the british at yorktown, the land fights were over, though there were still battles in the sea until 1783, when britain recognized the US as it's own independent country, thus ending the war.
