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American Colonist who called themselves Patriots, where abut to fight the British to stop the unpopular taxesw.
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In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor.
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British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. independence.
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a long column of Regulars starts its march to Concord. Their orders are to destroy muskets, powder, cannon, and other provisions being stockpiled by the rebels on Colonel James Barrett's farm.
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The New York Committee of Safety orders all ship pilots to avoid the entrance to the harbor at Sandy Hook; the committee also forbids pilots from boarding any enemy warship or troop transport.
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America gains independce from Britian
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George Washington marches Army to Trenton, New Jersey. Where they fight and capture the Hessians.
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General George Washington, still in the field, enters its winter camp at Valley Forge, 22 miles from British-occupied Philadelphia
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France and America become Allies
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Articles f Confederation was signed.
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Seige of Yprk town is a victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis.
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The Treaty of Paris is signed
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U.S. Constitution is signed
