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Conflict between Great Britian and France over who should control North America. The British defeat the French and their Indian allies, but they now have very large debts and want the colonists to pay for it.
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The Stamp Act requires American colonists to pay a tax for a royal stamp on all paper products. This is very unpopular, and many tax collectors are tarred and feathered.
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Four workers shot by British troops stationed in Boston. Patriots label the killings "The Boston Massacre."
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Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians protest the British Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into Boston Harbor
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The "shot heard round the world," the first outbreak of violence between British troops and American colonists.
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First time Colonists met the Bristih army in battle. Even though the Americans lost, they proved they could stand their ground against a better trained and better equipped army. The British lost twice as many people as the Americans did.
"Don't fire until you see the white's of their eyes!" -
This paper inspired everyday colonists to stand up for rebellion. Before then, mamy people were too afraid to speak about independence publicly.
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
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Hessian forces take Fort Washington away from the Americans
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Surprise move wins the United States a victory at a time of great need!
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Last battle of the Revolutionary War
