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Period: to
Revolutionary War
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Signed The Treaty of Paris
Countries decided their territories -
Stamp Act
Parliament requires documents and newspapers to be 'stamped' with a watermark -
Boston Massacre
Britain's Soldiers start harassing a group and five citizens were killed. -
Tea Act
Parliament allows East India to sell its tea directly to countries. -
Battle of Lexington
First encounter with British troops and minutemen who were warned by Paul Revere of the attack. -
British surrender 5,700 Troops
Lack of supplies which leads to a turning point in the Revolutionary War -
France recognizes US Independence
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Surrender of British forces under Cornwall at Yorktown
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Treaty of Paris
Formally ends the Revolutionary War -
Constitutional Convention
Adoption of the American Constitution