1763–1783
Revolutionary War
Growing resistance to British rule led to the American Revolution and the creation of an independent United States.
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1773
Boston Tea Party
Revolutionary War
American colonists protested British taxation by dumping shipments of tea into Boston Harbor.
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1775
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Revolutionary War
Fighting in Massachusetts marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.
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1776
Declaration of Independence
Revolutionary War
Representatives of the thirteen colonies adopted a declaration announcing their separation from Great Britain.
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1781
Battle of Yorktown
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American and French forces defeated a major British army at Yorktown, effectively ending large-scale fighting in the Revolution.
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Growing resistance to British rule led to the American Revolution and the creation of an independent United States.
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