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paul reveres ride
paul revere rides to warn the colonist that the british are coming -
battle of saratoga and concord
The actual fighting starts with the first "shot heard around the world. The Americans win as the British retreat. -
capture of fort ticonderoga
The Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British. -
battle of bunker hill
William Prescott told the American troops don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes. -
america choose a flag
The Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. -
george washington crosses the delaware river
George Washington and his soldiers cross the Delaware River on Christmas night and surprise the enemy. -
america choose a flag
The Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes Flag sewn by Betsy Ross. -
battle of saratoga
John Burgoyne surrenders his army to the Americans after suffering defeat at the Battles of Saratoga. -
battle of yorktown
The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. British General Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown was the unofficial end to the war. -
Treaty of paris
Treaty that officially ended the war.
