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1754-1763

The French and Indian War was a war against British colonials and the French and Native American forces. This starts off the ideas of Independence among the colonies because Britain wants to take harsh control over the territories of America.

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1763

The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains. This creates a larger conflict between Natives and colonists, which creates higher tension on the western side of the world.

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1764-1766

Acts of taxation such as the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Tea Act (etc.) stirred anger among the colonists in America. Famous philosophers started writing ideas and publishing them to the public to rebel against the English kingdom.

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1770

Aggression on both sides, a British "red coat" shot an American colonist and started a bloody massacre in the Boston Square. This is when people started to die for their independence and tensions started to rise between the two forces.

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1773

Colonists dressed up as Native Americans and infiltrated a British ship and dunked every tea crate into the sea. The idea of American independence grew along with their bold and hubris activities.

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1774

Soon after the Boston Tea Party, Britain closed down the Boston Harbor until the colonists could pay back for the Tea Party incident. The council of the state was replaced with British men, giving the kingdom much more power over the colonists.

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1775

British troops settled in a town called Concord, close to Boston, to try and sieze the small town. Paul Revere and other men rode in the night to announce "The British are coming!" The two forced met at Lexington and a battle broke out.

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1775

The Battle of Bunker Hill is part of the first stage of the American Revolutionary War, the British try to seize Boston. This is relevant to the independence of America because it is the pinnacle of conflict.

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1776

Thomas Paine posted a pamphlet titled "Common Sense" that targeted angry colonists to give a common idea to everyone that independence is the goal. This pamphlet single handedly created the "independent" idea for Americans.

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1776

Declaration of Independence is a US document that was approved by the Continental Congress that announced the separation of the American colonies from Britain. The founding fathers of America signed the document.