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By Ashley Kochis & Maddie Reinhart
By Ashley Kochis & Maddie Reinhart
March 1756
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The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliment. This law was passed so that all of the American colonist would have to pay taxes on many items in the colony.
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March 1770
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This was a fight between the Patriots and the British soliders. The Patriots were upset with how the British soldiers were treating them, so they attacked by throwing rocks, glass and sticks at them. The British ended up killing 5 soldiers.
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November 1773
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A group of Massachusset Patriots protested the monopoly on American tea. In the middle of the night the patriots snuck onto the boats and dumped 342 chests of tea into the ocean.
September 1774 - 1789
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The delegates were not ready to decide on independence for the colonies, but they all agreed on keeping the colonies rights.
April 1775
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Revere rode through all the colonies to tell the colonists that "the British are coming."
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April 1775
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The first shot between the British and the American troops was fired. The British decided to run to Concord and gather all the weapons they could find. Nobody knows who fired the first shot, but it was a shot that everyone in the colonies could hear.
July 4, 1776
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The Declaration of Independence was signed by the congressional reprensentatives. This document stated that the US was to be independent from the British Crown.
November 16, 1776
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British and German troops were against the American Continental Army. General Lord Howe against General George Washington. 8,000 British and German troops attacked some 2,900 American troops
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September 1777 - October 1777
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This was a cruel battle for the Patriots. It was also a turing point for the Revolutionary War.
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September 1783
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The Treaty of Paris established peace between the United States and Great Britain, the nations of France, Spain, and the Netherlands. This ended the Revolutionary War.
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