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The British put a tax on anything paper related (for some reason?) and because we Americans are Babies we decided to bully Britain into removing it
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A street fight in Boston results in multiple people being shot and some killed by British officers. Most people consider this the official start of the American revolution
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To protest taxes, the colonists raided a British ship and threw off ~300 years worth of tea
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The Continental Congress (which is where all the cool guys hang out) met for the first time and discussed professional things and whatnot
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Basically, a very formal “you’re mean, you’re not invited to my birthday party anymore” from America to Britain.
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Britain finally decides to surrender, meaning that America has won the revolution
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2 years after the end of the war, a treaty is signed, giving the colonies complete control over themselves. Slick.
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America tries (and fails) to create a government system
