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How the Colonies Broke Away from Great Britain

(1754–1791)

French & Indian War

1754–1763

French & Indian War

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New Taxes & Colonial Resistance

1763–1770

New Taxes & Colonial Resistance

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Boston Massacre

March 5, 1770

Boston Massacre

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Boston Tea Party

December 16, 1773

Boston Tea Party

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Intolerable Acts & First Continental Congress

1774

Intolerable Acts & First Continental Congress

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Lexington & Concord — "The Shot Heard Round the World"

April 19, 1775

Lexington & Concord — "The Shot Heard Round the World"

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Declaration of Independence

July 4, 1776

Declaration of Independence

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Articles of Confederation

1777–1788

Articles of Confederation

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Treaty of Paris

September 3, 1783

Treaty of Paris

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Constitutional Convention

Summer 1787

Constitutional Convention

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The Federalist Papers

1787–1788

The Federalist Papers

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Bill of Rights Ratified

December 15, 1791

Bill of Rights Ratified

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From Protest to Independence ★ From Colonies to a Nation ★ A Republic If We Can Keep It

"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God."

— George Washington

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