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The Battles of Lexington and Concord: Start of the American Revolution

The Battles of Lexington and Concord: Start of the American Revolution — page 3
BAT T L E P R E V I E W 1763 Great Britain and France agree to end the French and Indian War 1768 British troops go to Boston Massachusetts to stop a potential public uprising 1775 Confrontations between colonists and British soldiers occur at Lexington and Concord launching the American Revolution 1783 Great Britain surrenders to the colonists ending the American Revolution 1765 British leaders tax American colonists to help pay for the war’s expenses American colonists are outraged 1773 To protest new taxes including a tax on tea a group of colonists destroys a shipment of British tea 1776 The Second Continental Congress drafts and signs the Declaration of Independence Georgia 4