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The fight for freedom began, America vs Britain! This was a very "revolutionary" war.
https://www.google.com/search?q=revolutionary+war&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS714US714&espv=2&biw=1290&bih=702&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwje587v2rDQAhWDKGMKHXOEBFsQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=IBldgIX-25Ai9M%3A (Picture source) -
The Declaration of Independence was adopted and the US took the first step towards freedom from British rule.
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The Revolutionary War is over, and now the Treaty of Paris is signed and the US is free.
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The US Constitution became the law of the land after it was ratified by nine states!
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I'm not sure about the day and month, but it won't let me put just the year. Thanks to Samuel Slater, the first American Industrial Revolution began.
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The start of the War of 1812, and the war the truly signified America's new found freedom.
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The first transcontinental railroad was completed, and Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met at Promontory, Utah.
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