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The Stamp Act
Britain sets a tax that requires a stamp on all public documents like newspapers or legal documents. The colonists did not like having this tax placed on them. -
The Boston Tea Party
Not like a princess tea party but there was tea involved, but nobody was drinking it. Angry with Britain's new tax on tea some Boston colonists calling themselves the "Sons of Liberty" board British ships and dump crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Second Continental Congress
All 13 colonies were present the redress of their grievances, NOT independence. -
American Revolution Started
Tensions had been building for many years between 13 colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere makes his famous ride to warn the colonists that the "British are coming"! -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
The Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Major battle where William Prescott told the American troops "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" -
Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. -
America Chooses a Flag
The Continental Congress adopts the "Stars and Stripes" and the flag was sewn by Betsy Ross. (13 stars for the 13 colonies) -
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Battles of Saratoga
British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army to the Americans after suffering defeat. -
Alliance with France
France recognized the United States as an independent country with the "Treaty of Alliance". -
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.