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The British fight the French and Natives for control of the Ohio River Valley. The war lasts 7 years and the British win, the French cease control of the Ohio River Valley and more.
Here are 2 educational videos on the entire Revolutionary war era from Columbus to the French and Indian War to the birth of the Nation:
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The Sons of Liberty was a loosely organized clandestine political organization in the 13 American colonies. They were founded to advance the rights of the colonists, and to fight taxation by the British government.
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British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. The event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
The Sons Of Liberty, dressed as Native Americans, dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor.
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The first Continental Congress in the United States met in Philadelphia to consider its reaction to the British government's restraints on trade and representative government after the Boston Tea Party.
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British and American soldiers exchanged fire in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord.
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Congress reconvened in Philadelphia as the Second Continental Congress on May 10, 1775–and by then the American Revolution had already begun.
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Although we celebrate on the 4th of July, the Declaration wasn't adopted until August 2nd. Once adopted, the US was officially Declaring its Sovereignty from Great Britain.
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The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. However, ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781.
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General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War.
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The United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War.
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Addresses the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. And they formed new constitution.
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The Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire became the ninth of 13 states to ratify it.
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Articles 3 through 12 were ratified and became the Bill of Rights.
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