Following the imposition of taxes on American colonists by the British Parliament (Stamp Acts), riots broke out. At the Stamp Act Congress, New York, nine colonies adopted the Declaration of Rights opposing taxation without representation in Parliament.
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Townshend Acts imposed taxes on five categories of goods (glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea) imported into the American colonies.
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First bloodshed of the American Revolution when British troops fired on rioting crowd at Boston customs house, killing five.
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All taxes repealed in 1770, except that on tea.
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A valuable cargo of tea is thrown overboard by rebellious American colonists protesting British Parliament's 'Tea Act'.
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The 'Intolerable Acts' are passed by the British Parliament in order to punish Massachusetts, considered the leader of the rebels, for the Boston Tea Party. This involved the curtailing of self-rule and barred the use of Boston Harbor until the destroyed cargo of tea had been paid for.
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First Continental Congress (a body of delegates from the thirteen colonies which assumed the duties of a national government) was held in Philadelphia, protested British measures, and called for civil disobedience.
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Minuteman resist the British advance on Concord to destroy military stores of rebel American patriots.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill, Massachusetts, was technically an American defeat, although the British suffered high casualties.
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A proposal was put to the Continental Congress to declare independence from Britain.
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On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved.
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The British defeat Washington in the Battle of Long Island.
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The Americans, under George Washington, defeat the British in the Battle of Trenton.
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The Americans, under George Washington, defeat the British, under Lord Cornwallis, at the Battle of Princeton.
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The Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the United States.
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In the Battle of Brandywine, an American retreat enabled the British to occupy Philadelphia.
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In the Battle of Saratoga, the British, under General John Burgoyne, are forced to surrender.
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The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union are adopted by the Continental Congress.
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The French Fleet assists the American patriots after France and US sign treaty of aid.
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The Battle of Monmouth was notable for WashingtonÆs suspension of General Charles Lee. There was no clear-cut winner to this battle.
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In the Battle of Charleston, the British force the surrender of American troops.
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The Battle of Camden, won by the British, was a major battle of the British Southern campaign,
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The Battle of Cowpens recorded a win for the American side in South Carolina.
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Joint American and French forces arrive in Williamsburg, near Yorktown, where British forces, under Cornwallis, had retreated.
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October 6 represents the beginning of the siege of Yorktown, Virginia. British troops are heavily outnumbered by joint American and French forces, leading to the eventual surrender of Cornwallis on October 19.
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In March 1782, the new British Cabinet agrees to recognize the Independence of the United States of America.
