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"Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death"
Patrick Henry's famous speech was said on this day declaring the King could either give him liberty or give him death. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first time th military took part in the Amrican Revolution. -
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American Revolution
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George Washington Chief
George Washington named Commander in Chief, he's now often called the Father of our Country. -
Declaration of Independence
Said that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
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Declaration of Independence
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French Alliance
United States signs for french alliance. -
Washington's army leaves Valley Forge
Valley Forge was the military base for the continental american army. -
Spain Declares War.
Spain declares war on Great Britian -
Articles of Confederation
An agreement among the 13 founding states established the United States as a confederation of sovereign states, it was their first constitution. -
British and Americans sign Preliminary Articles of Peace
The preliminary articles of peace between the United States and Great Britain, ended the war for American independence. -
Treaty of Paris
United States and Great Birtian sign treaty of paris which finalized the complete independence of America.
