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Stamp Act
The British made the colonists pay a tax on things like newspapers. The colonists did not think the tax was fair. They started protests and a group of men called Sons of Liberty. -
Boston Massacre
An argument between colonists and British soldiers that ended with 5 deaths. The colonists started to see how evil the British were. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed up as Indians and threw tea overboard in the Boston Harbor. It was a protest because the British were taxing the tea higher than it should. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere warned John Hancock and colonists when the British were coming. One lantern was lit if British were coming by land and two lanterns were lit if they were coming by sea. This was the start of the war. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the first battle of the war and the Americans won. Their army started to get bigger. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Americans and British fought to take over Breeds Hill. The British won but there were over 800 wounded and 226 casualties. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence was finished on June 28, 1776 and signed a week later. It listed all the bad things the king had done and declared they wanted freedom and would fight for it. -
America chooses a flag
Betsy Ross might have sewn this first flag from a sketch George Washington made. -
Battle of Yorktown
The colonists had 18,000 troops and the British had 8,000 troops. The British surrendered after about 20 days. This was the last battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
This was an agreement between United States and Britain that ended the war.
