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05/19/1776 |
Battle of Shirley Gut is fought. |
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06/13/1776 |
Boston Light is destroyed by British warships. |
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06/14/1776 |
Colonial troops drive the last British ships from Boston Harbor. |
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06/16/1776 |
British transports anchor at Nantasket Roads outside Boston Harbor. |
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06/30/1776 |
Long Island is occupied by Colonial troops. |
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07/02/1776 |
Declaration of Independence is approved in Philadelphia. |
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07/04/1776 |
Declaration of Independence is adopted in Philadelphia. |
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07/18/1776 |
Declaration of Independence is read at the Town House. |
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09/09/1776 |
United States is chosen as the name for the new American nation in Philadelphia. |
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05/31/1777 |
General Court passes a law to investigate those who showed Tory sympathies. |
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