Major Events of the American Revolution

Boston Massacre: British soldiers kill 5 colonists   First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia   Declaration of Independence adopted   March 5, 1770   Sept.-Oct. 1774   July 4, 1776     December 16, 1773   April 19, 1775   Sept. 3, 1783   Boston Tea Party: Colonists protest tax on tea by dumping tea into Boston Harbor   Battles of Lexington and Concord: the war begins   The Treaty of Paris officially ends war

Directions:  Base your answers to the questions below on the above timeline and your knowledge of social studies.

1. What event happened on December 16, 1773?    _________________________________________

2. Which event was the beginning of the war?_______________________________________________

3.  How much time passed between the Boston Massacre and the signing of the Treaty of Paris?

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4.  On what date did the American colonists declare their independence from Great Britain?

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