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Royal proclamation that closed colonial expansion westward by King George III.
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Revenue-raising act passed by parliament of Great Britain, affecting 13 colonies raising taxes.
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Imposed direct tax on the colonies that raised taxes unfairly.
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Series of Acts passed by Parliament of Great Britain relating to British colonies.
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Street fight between "patriot" mob and squad of British soldiers.
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A political protest by the Sons of Liberty in defiance of the Tea Act which raised taxes.
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A series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party, to punish the colonists.
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Meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies to begin discussion of revolution.
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Patrick Henry gives speech at Virginia Convention to convince convention to pass a resolution delivering troops to the Revolutionary War.
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The opening of the American Revolutionary War with the minutemen and redcoats clashing at the battle of Lexington and Concord
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The British drive the Americans from Breed's Hill
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Virginia drafts first state constitution to establish basis for government after declaring independence from Great Britain
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Congress adopts Declaration of Independence
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The United States and France sign the French Alliance
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The first written constitution of the United States is adopted
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Signed by representatives of King George III and the United States of America to end the American Revolutionary War
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The U.S. Constitution officially signed
