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there was a war in boston, a very horrible one, several people were killed.
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in the Boston tea party, mohawk indians boarded three british tea ships and dumped 342 chest of tea into the harbor.
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general thomas cage ordered british troops to march againts the patriots arsenal at concord to capture Patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock that were known to be hiding at lexington.
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there was tension for many years between the residents of the 13 colonies and the british authorities. it was the first battle of the revolutionary war.
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promoted captins second penn'a
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the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, "no taxation without representation"
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small but pivotal battle durring the revolutionary war.
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the Continental Army under General George Washington, still in the field, enters its winter camp at Valley Forge, 22 miles from British-occupied Philadelphia
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representatives from the united states and france signed the treaty of amity, commerce, and the treaty of alliances in paris during the american war for independence
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the articles of confederation bacame the law of the land
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British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to a close
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ended the revolutionary war and recognized america independence
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it was signed by 38 of 41 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, and it won a battle to ratification by the necessary nine out of 13 U.S. states.
