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The British parliament passed the Stamp Act, which placed a tax on paper goods.
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Parliament declares another tax on tea, paper, oil, and other products.
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British soldiers fire into a crowd of men throwing snowballs. Three people are killed and tension between the British and Colonists rises.
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Men dress up as Indians and dump British tea into the harbor to boycott the tax on tea.
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Britain requires that the Colonists pay for the damage of the Boston Tea Party and blocked the harbor.
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These battles of the Revoutionary War result in more British casualties than colonists.
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The British attack the Patriots and half are killed or wounded.
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The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence.
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The Paris Peace Treaty defines the borders of the new country the United States of America.
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