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March 5, 1770. The Boston Massacre was when a British soldier "accidentally" shot a unarmed Boston protester. It is significant because it gave the colonists a good reason to start a fight against the British.

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December 16, 1773. The Boston Tea Party was when a mob of angry Boston colonists went onto British ships and started tossing the tea overboard to protest the Tea Act. This is a significant event because it was the first time colonists fought back against the British.

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April 19, 1775. These battles were the first military engagement of the Revolutionary War. It is significant because it was the start of our fight for freedom.

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September 28, 1781. The Siege of Yorktown was the final battle of the Revolutionary War. It is significant because it meant that the colonists were now free from British tyranny.

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April 12, 1861. Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor, less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered. It is significant because it is marked as the start of the Civil War

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July 21, 1861. The First Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the Civil War. The First Battle of Bull Run was was when about 35,000 Union troops fought a force of about 20,000 Confederate troops along a small river known as Bull Run.

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September 17, 1862. This is significant because it is the bloodiest battle in the Civil War. It is was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, because of advanced technologies, unwise tactics, and terrible decision makings

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January 1,1863. Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, and in the process free's 3 million slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation states "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

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July 1- July 3, 1863. It is significant because it marked the turning point in the Civil War. It was a 3 day battle with 50,000 estimated casualties.

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May 12-May 13, 1865. The Battle of Palmito Ranch is the last battle in the Civil War.