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Tea Act /Tea Party
When the British taxed the colonists across the sea, the colonists were outraged. They even stormed a ship and dumped the tea off it, into the harbor. This was the Boston Tea Party.
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Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere went to town riding a horse to warn the town that, "The British are coming."
Also, his friend lit lanterns in the church to tell him where the British were. One by land, and two by sea.
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Lexington
Lexington was the first battle to unfold in the Revolutionary War. Some people say the shot that started it was, "heard around the world." The British were on their way to get the colonists' ammo in Concord. But, the townspeople in Lexington were not about to hand over their guns.
This ended badly for Lexington, for they lost lives.
The British did not care, and marched on to Concord.
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Concord
This is when the colonists hid all there amo from the britsh forcing them to go back to boston.The colonists ran after them shooting hiding and runing. Photo:Getty photos -
British Walking Back
When the British found out the colonists hid an ammo stockpile In Concord, they went to get it. The minutemen fought them off, and the British retreated back to Boston. The colonists shot at the British all the way back.
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Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill started when the BritIsh attacked a fort the colonists had built on Breed's Hill. The colonists repelled every attack till they ran out of ammo.2,400 colonists dead
3,000 British dead
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