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Columbus origanally wanted to go look for gold and riches but when he got lost he stumbled upon America.
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The war fought between the French and the British for control of North America.
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The King forbade colonist from moving west of the Appalation Mountains with this new law.
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"The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764."
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A 1765 law that placed new duties on legal documents and taxed newspapers, playing cards, and dice.
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A 1770 incident in which five colonists were killed by British troops.
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A 1773 protest in which colonist dressed as Indians dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
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A 1776 document stating that the 13 English colonies were a free and Independent nation.
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A 1776 battle in New York in which more than 1,400 Americans were killed, wounded, or capyured.
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George Washington crosses the Delaware river and leads a surprise attack against the Hessians in Trenton New Jersey
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A 1777 battle that was the first decisive American victory in the Revolution.
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A 1778 battle where women took apart into battle.
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The 1781 American victory in Virgina that forced the British to surrender.
