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The Boston Massacre
The shooting of 5 American colonists which Made Americans distrust the British even more. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and boarded 3 British ships. They dumped 342 crates of tea into the harbor of Boston in anger with the new tax on tea. -
The rides of paul revere and William Dawes
This was when Paul and Dawes both rode along the country side warning the British were coming so the Americans would be ready -
The battle of Lexington and Concord
This was the first battle the Americans had against the British. It was the battle with the "shot heard round the world". -
The battle of Bunker Hill
This battle lasted 2 days. It was really fought on Breed's Hill. A famous quote from this battle was " Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" said by William Prescott -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published
This pamphlet that Paine made the revolutionary cause more widespread. -
The Declaration of Independence was adopted
This was the day the Declaration went into effect. -
The Declaration of Independence was signed
On this day many important Americans signed this document -
The Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn)
The was the first real battle of the Revolutionary war and was also the first British victory. It lasted for 4 days. -
George Washington wins the battle of Princeton
This battle drove the British out of New Jersey. -
The Treaty of Paris
This marks the offical end of the Revolutionary War
