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Start of Revolutionary War
-Great Britain went to war which resulted in debt
-In order to get out of debt King George put taxes on everything in Britain
-Colonists were required to pay taxes
-Colonists had no representation -
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Revolutionary War
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Battle of Bunker Hill
-Start of the Revolutionary War
-British wanted control and decided to take over Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill
-American forces heard about it
-Took British three attempts
-British won but paid heavily -
Declaration of Independence
-Colonist wanted independence from Britain -
The Battle of Saratoga
-Britain wanted to take New York away from America -
Battle of Yorktown
-French took control of the Chesapeake Bay, the Americans took control of the land
-Prevented Cornwallis and his British army from getting goods
-Finally, Britain surrendered to the Americans