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The Treaty of Paris ends the war. -
British tax on sugar.
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Britain passes a tax on legal documents, Newspaper, and other papers. -
Colonial assemblies required to pay for supplies to British garrisons. -
A tax on goods that Americans imported from Great Britain
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A small British army detachment was threatened by mob harassment and killed 5 people. -
Protest on a tax on tea. A party of colonists disguised as Mohawk people dumped 10,000 euros worth of tea in the ocean. -
The first shots of the Revolutionary War are fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts.
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In the first major action of the war, inexperienced colonial soldiers hold off hardened British veterans for more than two hours at Breed's Hill.
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Thomas Jefferson wrote a draft of the Declaration of Independence. -
In a bold move, Washington moves his troops to New Jersey on Christmas night -
The Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress. Following a decade of agitation over taxes and a year of war, representatives make the break with Britain.
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General John Burgoyne's attempt to separate the rebellious New England colonies from those farther south ends in a spectacular failure. -
As a result of the patriot victory at Saratoga and American diplomatic efforts, France allies itself with the new American government.
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Continental soldiers and patriot militia under General Daniel Morgan defeat a British force under Banastre Tarleton at Cowpens.
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About 10,000 Americans who remained loyal to crown found new lives in Britain