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This act was one event that led to the war. It required all public documents to have a stamp on it as a way of taxing the people.
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This event also led to the war. The British troops shot the Boston colonists.
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The Boston Colonists are against the new tax on tea. This causes them to rebel and dump tea in the Boston Harbor,
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In regard to the opposition of British taxes, representatives from the colonies gather to meet.
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Paul Revere warns colonists the the "British are coming."
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"The first shot heard around the world" is what causes the war to start. Now there is physical fighting.
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Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold lead The Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British.
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William Prescott instructed the American troops not to fire until they saw the "whites of their eyes".
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Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence is agreed upon by the Continental Congress.
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On Christmas night, George Washington and his troops surpirse the enemy by crossing the Delaware river.
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The "Stars and Stripes" created by Betsy Ross is adopted by Continental Congress.
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British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army to the Americans after suffering defeat at the Battles of Saratoga.
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Washington's army retires to winter quarters in Valley Forge.
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United States was recognized by France and an independent country with the Treaty of Alliance.
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This is what defined the initial government of the United States.
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This was the unofficial end to the war when British General Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. This was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary war.
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The British leave from Charleston, SC.
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The treaty that offically ended the war.
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British troops leave New York City.
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The United States Constituation was signed.
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The New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution.
