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King George III ascends the thrown of England.
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Treaty signed between England and France ending the French and Indian War. Canada and the continent east of the Mississippi River added to Great
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Colonial coin
Parliament passes The Stamp Act as a means to pay for British troops on the American frontier. Colonists violently protest the measure.. -
War breaks out April 19, 1775
The first shots of the Revolutionary War are fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. The news of the bloodshed rockets along the eastern seaboard, and thousands of volunteers converge on Cambridge, Mass. These are the beginnings of the Continental Army.
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