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the boston massacre
a street fight between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. many colonists were killed and it led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
the boston tea party
340 chests of British East India Company Tea were dumped into Boston Harbor by the Sons of Liberty. -
revere and dawes ride
Paul Revere was sent for by Dr. Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. -
the battles of lexington and concord
hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column. -
delaware declares independence
the Assembly of the Lower Counties of Pennsylvania declares itself independent of British and Pennsylvanian authority, thereby creating the state of Delaware. -
u.s declares independence
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king. -
battle of trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War which took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey -
valley forge
continental army enters winter camp at valley forge lead by washington -
treaty of alliance
a defensive alliance between France and the United States of America, formed in the midst of the American Revolutionary War, which promised America of French military support in case of attack by British forces indefinitely into the future -
articles of confederation were signed
The Articles of Confederation were signed. It was a terrible form of federal government because no decisions were ever made. Also, each state only got one vote, so most of the citizens didn't get a say in any political matters. -
siege of yorktown
British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to a close. -
treaty of paris
signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War. -
u.s constitution signed
established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens
