THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY INTOLERABLE ACTS FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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colonial leaders sign the Declaration of Independence.
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Britain defeats France in The French and Indian War.
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population of the American colonies reaches 2 million.
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The Revolutionary War begins with the battles of Lexington and Concord
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Detailed explanation-1: -On April 19, local militiamen clashed with British soldiers in the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, marking the “shot heard round the world” that signified the start of the Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first shots of the American Revolution occurred at roughly 5:30 in the morning, April 19, 1775. In the space of no more than a few minutes life for the people of Lexington had changed forever. Eight of their neighbors and relatives were dead and ten were wounded.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts.
Detailed explanation-4: -I. THE NEW ENGLAND PHASE: April 1775-Spring 1776 Washington’s Siege of Boston (April 1775 to 7-17 March 1776). General George Washington’s men forced the British to evacuate Boston by placing captured cannon from Fort Ticonderoga on Dorchester Heights near Boston.