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The stamp act was a way for the British Legislature to tax citizens for war needs.
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In Philadelphia, the colonies organized the first continental congress meeting to urge colonist to organize militants and to take up arms.
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Fighting started to happen between colonist and British army. This was the battles of Lexington and Concord, and this is how the American Revolution kicked off.
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The continental congress approved the Declaration of Independence created by Thomas Jefferson. This is when the American Revolution formally begun.
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Spain and the Dutch Republic got involved in the war. France and America made an alliance by signing the treaties of Amity and Military alliance. This means that the British has to deal with France and America, leading up to a British defeat.
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The British decided to end the war because General Cornwallis was forced to surrender by the 17,000 French and Continental troops under General George Washington at Yorktown.
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The Treaty of Paris formally ended the American Revolutionary war. Great Britain finally recognized the independence of the United States.
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Delegate met up in Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convection to make America's first governing document, the Article of Confederation.
