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American Revolution
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
British troops planned to destroy American ammunition at Concord.The British killed many Minutemen and wounded many more in this Battle at Lexington. The rest of the Minutemen scattered into the woods. -
Common Sense
Paine's political pamphlet brought the rising revolutionary sentiment into sharp focus by placing blame for the suffering of the colonies directly on the reigning British monarch, George III.Common Sense advocated an immediate declaration of independence -
Declaration of Independence
Signed by delegates fron the Second Continental Congress -
Battle of Princeton
On January 1, 1777 the British had been in control of New Jersey and were in a position to take the prize of Philadelphia. Several days later, the seat of the Continental Congress, recently deserted by the delegates, was safe and the British presence in New Jersey was confined to a small area in the northeastern corner of the state. -
Battle of Monmouth
General Charles Lee at first refused to command troops, but later decided to take over command once they left. During the battle, Washington saw Lee's men retreating. Washington became furious and took over the command from Lee. -
Articles of Conferderation
U.S. Constitution written by delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation and decided to draft a new plan of government for the United States. -
U.S. Constitution
The Constitution set up a government based on federalism in which power is divided between the state governments and the federal government. It also established a representative democracy -
Battle of Yorktown
General George Washington learned that Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis' army was encamped near Yorktown, VA. After discussing options with his French ally, Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste Ponton de Rochambeau, Washington decided to quietly move his army away from New York City with the goal of crushing Cornwallis' isolated force.
