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  Nations and empires at the National Archives
 Boston Tea Party 1773 Satirical response to British tea in America
National Archives, Kew
 
 Shot fired at Lexington 1775
 
American colonists make a final bid for peace 1775 The Olive Branch Petition of 1775
National Archives, Kew
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 American colonies vote for independence 1776
 
 Jefferson's Declaration adopted 1776
 
 Hancock signs first 1776 The American Declaration of Independence in 1776
National Archives, Kew
 
 Washington loses New York 1776 Map of New York in 1765
National Archives, Kew
 
 Cornwallis surrender ends war 1781
 
 Fleet carries convicts to Australia 1787
 
  1788 Register of convicts on the First Fleet to Australia
National Archives, Kew
 
 British campaign against slave trade in west Africa c. 1841 Anti-slavery treaty with African chiefs
National Archives, Kew
 
 Victoria proclaimed Empress of India 1876 Recipe for Empire Christmas pudding
National Archives, Kew
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 Victoria's second jubilee c. 1897 Diamond Jubilee Address from Adelaide in 1897
National Archives, Kew
 
 Argentinians invade Falklands 1982
 
 Argentinians surrender in Falklands War 1982 Instrument of Surrender at the end of the Falklands War
National Archives, Kew