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The events leading up to the American Revolution
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Four workers shot by British troops stationed in Boston. Patriots lable the killings ''The Boston Massacre.''
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Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians protest the British Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Shots fired at Lexington and Concord. ''Minute Men'' force British troops back to Boston. George Wasington takes command of the Continental Army.
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Thomas Paine's ''Common Sence'' becomes an instant bestseller and pushes the colonies towards independence.
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Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence is ratified by the Congress
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The 2nd Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence
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The Continental Army routed along Long Island,NY.
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In desperate need of finacing and arms, Ben Franklin goes to France to encorage them to ally with America
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Washington crosses the Delaware River and captures a Hessian force at Trenton, New Jersy.
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France signs a treaty to ally with America.