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There was a conflict between the British and colonists, and the French and their Native American allies- the British win
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The British put a tax on sugar -
The British put a tax on all printed materials -
The British put a tax on everything that did not have tax on it -
British soldiers shat and killed 5 men because of a supposed sound of a gunshot -
British tea was tax free, and put tax on all other tea, causing all other tea companies out of buisness -
this was the first big battle of the war. The colonists retrieted because they did not have enough men, causing the British to "win," but they had also lost 1,000 men -
men dumped East India tea into the Boston harbor in response to the tea act -
Loyalists stole arms and ammunition from the patriots -
The colonists sent the olive branch pettition to the king of England, but he had rejected it -
Congress writes the Declaration of Independence, changing the name from the 13 colonies to the united states -
Thomas Paine writes a pamphlet called "Common Sense," which states that he wants to declare independence from the British -
This was the turning point for the war, the French join the united states, and commits soldiers, guns, and ammunition to the war. The Americans win.
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The last major battle of the war, the British surrender
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the treaty was signed, officially ending the war, and declaring the united states to be a free country