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The Charleston Tea Party
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Shots fired at Lexington and Concord, MA
The American Revolution begins -
The Declaration of Independence was signed
formally severing political and economic ties between America and Great Britain -
The Battle of Saratoga
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The terrible winter at Valley Forge, PA
where Washington’s men became a fighting machine -
The Battle of King’s Mountain
first major Patriot victory in the South, making it a turning point in the war -
The Battle of Cowpens
a Patriot victory that pushed the British out of SC -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
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The Battle of Yorktown
a Patriot victory, because the last battle of the war -
The Treaty of Paris was signed
officially ending the American Revolution, as well as, changing the boundaries of America and other British colonies
