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*'''1774 to 1783''': The Revolutionary War began with the confrontation between British troops and local militia at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on 19 April 1775. More information is at the [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|Revolutionary War]] page. | *'''1774 to 1783''': The Revolutionary War began with the confrontation between British troops and local militia at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on 19 April 1775. More information is at the [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|Revolutionary War]] page. | ||
*'''1776:''' July 4; [http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html The Declaration of Independence] is approved by the Continental Congress (made up of representatives from the American colonies). | *'''1776:''' July 4; [http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html The Declaration of Independence] is approved by the Continental Congress (made up of representatives from the American colonies). | ||
*'''1770's to 1780's''' The [[United States Indian Wars, | *'''1770's to 1780's''' The [[United States Indian Wars, 1780s-1890s|United States Indian Wars]] page has information about these conflicts. | ||
*'''1778 to 1806''':70,000 and 80,000 loyalists emigrated to Canada | *'''1778 to 1806''':70,000 and 80,000 loyalists emigrated to Canada | ||
*'''1781:''' [http://americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/CORN.HTM British General Cornwallis] [http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/yorktown.htm surrenders to the Americans at Yorktown, Virginia], ending the fighting in the Revolutionary War. | *'''1781:''' [http://americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/CORN.HTM British General Cornwallis] [http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/yorktown.htm surrenders to the Americans at Yorktown, Virginia], ending the fighting in the Revolutionary War. | ||
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