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16 Cards in this Set
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Boston massacre |
Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldiers. |
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Boston tea party |
Paul Revere and Samuel Adams led patriots in throwing tea into the Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes |
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First Continental Congress |
Leaders or delegates from all the colonies except Georgia to discuss problems with yoGreat Britain and to promote independence |
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Battles at Lexington and Concord |
First armed conflicts of the Revolutionary war |
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Approval of the declaration of independence |
Colonies the Declared independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776 |
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Battle of Saratoga |
This American victory was the turning point of the war |
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Surrender at Yorktown |
Victory over the forces of General Cornwallis that marked the end of the revolutionary war |
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Signing of the Treaty of Paris |
Great Britain recognize American independence in this treaty |
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Which came first |
Boston massacre |
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Which event came second |
Boston tea party |
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Which event came third |
First Continental Congress |
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Which event came forth |
Battles at Lexington and Concord |
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Which event came 5th |
Approval of the Declaration of Independence |
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Which event came 6th |
Battle of Saratoga |
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Which event came seventh |
Surrender at Yorktown |
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Which event came eighth |
Signing of the Treaty of Paris |
