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The end of the French and Indian War in 1763 was a cause for great celebration in the colonies, for it removed several ominous barriers and opened up a host of new opportunities for the colonists.
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The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry.
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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston,
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surronded boston and forced british forts in newyork
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
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Patroits took control of british
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A bunker is a defensive military fortification designed to protect people or valued materials from falling bombs or other attacks.
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Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain.
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The original Declaration is now exhibited in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom in Washington, DC. It has faded badly, largely because of poor preservation techniques during the 19th century.
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John Dickinson drafted the Olive Branch Petition, which was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5 and submitted to King George on July 8, 1775. It was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown. King George refused to read the petition and on August 23 proclaimed that the colonists had "proceeded to open and avowed rebellion."
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Suprised hessian soilders
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Patroits victory over the british
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Winter camp for patroits
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Victory over main british army
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Ending the war and recognizing american independece
