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Parliament passed the sugar act in 1764
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They also passed the stamp act.
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The Boston Massacre happens.
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In 1773 the Boston Tea Party happens and they through trhe tea off the ship.
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This battle became known as the American Revolution
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2nd Continental Congress makes the Declaration of Independence.
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The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
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Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers.
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Signing of the Constitution of the United States.
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It had to be ratified by nine of the 13 states before it became binding.