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Battle of Lexington and Concord (Shot Heard ‘Round the World')
The British commander in Boston sent a detachment of troops to nearby Lexington and Concord to seize supplies and to capture Samual Adams and John Hancock. Minutemen, after having eight of their own killed at Lexington, fought back at Concord, pushing the Redcoats back, shooting them from behind rocks and trees, Indian style. -
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Time Line of the Revolutionary War
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Second Continental Congress
Met in Philadelphia. Sent another list of grievances to Parliament. Adopted measures to raise money for an army and a navy. Selected George Washington to command the army -
Capture of the British garrisons at Forts Ticonderoga and Crown Point
Led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, surprised and c
The importance of this raid lay in the fact that they captured much-needed cannons and gunpowder -
Urge for complete independence
Richard Henry Lee urged for complete independence. -
Congress Aproved Declaration of Independence
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Editing and final approval of the Declaration of Independence
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Bloody Year
Indians went on a scalping spree -
Benedict Arnold pushed back the British from Lake Champlain
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The Battle of Saratoga (New York)
Burgoyne’s doomed troops were bogged down, and the rebels
swarmed in with a series of sharp engagements, pushing St. Legers force back at Oriskany while Burgoyne, unable to advance or retreat, surrendered his entire force -
Treaty of Alliance with France
Offering America everything that Britain had offered, plus recognition of independence. -
Spain and Holland entered the war against Britain
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Catherine the Great of Russia
Catherine the Great of Russia took the lead in organizing
the Armed Neutrality. Lined up all of Europe’s neutrals in passive hostility against England. -
The Treaty of Paris
Britain formally recognized U.S. independence and granted generous boundaries, stretching majestically to the Mississippi River to the west, the Great Lakes on the north, and to Spanish Florida on the South
