Declaration of Independence

Representatives of the thirteen colonies adopted a declaration announcing their separation from Great Britain.

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Representatives of the thirteen colonies adopted a declaration announcing their separation from Great Britain.

1773

Revolutionary War

American colonists protested British taxation by dumping shipments of tea into Boston Harbor.

1775

Revolutionary War

Fighting in Massachusetts marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.

1781

Revolutionary War

American and French forces defeated a major British army at Yorktown, effectively ending large-scale fighting in the Revolution.