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The colonists and British soldiers openly Faught in Boston. This event was used as an example of British cruelty despite the fact that many people don't know how it actually Happened.
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A group of drunken colonists disguised as Natives dumped barrels of tea from three ships in Boston Harbor to protest aginst the prices of taxes on tea, glass and paper.
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The war began as a disagreement over the way in which Great Britain treated the colonies versus the way the colonies felt they should be treated or how Great Britain treated other british colonies.
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The Treaty of Paris ended the war in 1783, the colonies had won their independence. With this treaty, the British parliament officially recognized the "United States" as their own country.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill made it clear that the Revolution was going to be a long and drawn-out war that could not be easily ended.