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1765- The British started taxing some goods and you needed to put a stamp on it to prove you bought it “No taxation without representation“.

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-1770- Soldiers shot 5 civilians in a riot. There was a debate if the captain said fire or not.

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-1773- throwing millions of dollars of tea into the harbor silently at night in response to the tea act

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It was in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression.

Lexington and Concord

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-1775- US established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief. The delegates also drafted the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to King George III in hopes of reaching a peaceful resolution. The king refused to hear the petition and declared the American colonies in revolt.

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–1776- 13 American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence.

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-1781- The US trapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced its surrender. This battle basically ended the war.

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–1783- The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783. This completely ended the War. The agreement recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory.