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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Known as the "shot heard around the world". It's the start of the American Revolution and war broke out between the Colonies and Great Britain. -
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Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee made his famous proposal to congress that "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states." -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed in congress and announced that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as independent states and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Declaration of Independence
The Liberty Bell rang out to call the people of Philadelphia together for the first reading of the Declaration of Independence. -
Battles of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American Revolutionary war and are considered a turning point in the war. -
Valley Forge
General Washington's troops stayed at Valley Forge from Dec 1777 to June 1778 after the battle of White Marsh because he needed a secure location for his soldiers to stay during winter. -
The Treaty of Alliance
After the Americans were victorious in the battles of Saratoga, the French formed an alliance with the U.S. by signing the Treaty of Alliance. -
The Battle of Monmouth
One of the battles of the American Revolutionary War. The battle was a tactical British victory, but strategically it was a draw, because the Americans were ultimately left in possesion of the field. -
Yorktown
General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown after the last major battle of the American Revolution. -
The Treaty of Paris
A treaty that ended the American Revolutionary war between the United States and Great Britain.
