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The Stamp Act
the Stamp Act required all American colonists to pay a tax on every piece of paper they used -
Paul Revere's ride
At the start of the Revolutionary War, Paul Revere rode around town to warn the colonists that "the british are coming" -
Battle of lexington and Concord
The war starts when the first "shot heard around the world" -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle where William Prescott told American troops "don't fire until you see the white of their eyes" -
The Declaration of Independence is Adopted
The Continental Congress agree's to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence -
George Washington Crosses The Delaware
George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware River on Christmas night and surprise the enemy -
America chooses a flag
The Continental Congress chooses the "stars and stripes" flag sewn by Betsy Ross -
Battles of Saratoga
British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army to the Americans after suffering defeat at the Battles of Saratoga -
Valley Forge
The Continental army under George Washington spends the winter training at Valley Forge -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. British General Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown was the unofficial end to the war -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that officially ended the war
