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Road to Independence and the American Revolution
The text outlines how grievances over British taxes and laws led to the American struggle for independence. Key events include the Stamp Act of 1765, the 1774 Continental Congress, armed colonial resistance, and battles at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, with independence voted July 2 and adopted July 4, 1776.
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