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Political/Military Events

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Boston Tea Party

12/16/1773 - 12/17/1773

First Continental Congress

9/5/1774 - 9/6/1774

Battle Of Lexington and Concord

April 19 1775 - April 20 1775

Second Continental Congress

May 10 1775 - May 11 1775

Olive Branch petition

July 1775 - August 1775

Declaration of Independence

July 4 1776 - July 5 1776

Battle of Trenton

December 26 1776 - December 27 1776

Article's of Confederation

1777 - 1778

Battle of Saratoga

October 7 1777 - October 8 1777

American and French sign treaty of alliance

February 6 1778

Battle of YorkTown

October 17 1781 - October 18 1781

Treaty of Paris

1783