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What events led to the Revolution?
The French and Indian War
1754-1763
The Sugar Act
1764
The Stamp Act
1765
The Townshend Acts
1767
The Boston Massacre
1770
The Boston Tea Party
1773
First Continental Congress
1774
Next…
Revolutionary War 1775
It began with…
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
1775
Lexington and Concord, MA
Other import battles include…
The Battle of Bunker Hill
1775
Battle of Brooklyn
1776
Washington crosses the Delaware River and captures Trenton
1776
Battle of King’s Mountain
1780
And the final battle…
Battle of Yorktown
1781
Finally….
The war ended with…
The Treaty of Paris
Victory for AMERICA!
As a result…
America is an independent nation!
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