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Start to end of revolution
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Boston Tea Party
Political protest by the sons of liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. They dumped British tea into the Boston harbor. -
Intolterable Acts
A series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament after the Boston tea party. The laws were to punish the colonists that helped throw the tea into the harbor. -
Lexington and Concord
The first ever military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. Fought between the British and the Patriots. -
Washington becomes head of Army
George Washington was assigned chief of the Continental army. -
Declaration of Independence Signed
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, John Adams, and Robert R. Livingston. -
Battle of Long Island
A battle between the Continental Army and the British. The Continental Army lost this battle. -
Battle of Saratoga
General Howe and the Continental army fought the British from taking over their freedom. The British wanted to end the rebellion. -
Battle of Yorktown
American and French troops had to hold off the British using only cannons. It was a decisive victory for the Patriots. They were led by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis and Comte de Rochambeau. -
Treaty of Paris
Signed by Paris representatives of King George III (British), and representatives of the United States.
