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It was a gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies in America.
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The Revolutionary War begins with the fighting at Lexington and concord
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On July 4 the thirteen colonies issue the Declaration of Independence and break away from Great Britain.
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France allies with the Americans and joins the war against Great Britain
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Spain declares war against Great Britain
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The British surrender to George Washington at Yorktown
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The Treaty of Paris is signed ending the war
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Simon Bolivar is born in present-day and Venezuela