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Lexington and Concord
-American Victory
-where the war first began
-true start of the colonists revolting against Britain -
Battle of Ft. Ticonderoga
-American Victory
-Americans went upstate NY and took the supplies for other wars
-Americans were led by Ethan Allen & Benedict Arnold -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-British Victory
-led by General William Howe
-They got a victory but 6 months later, they end up getting kicked out -
Olive Branch Petition
-an attempt to avoid war between the 13 colonies and British
-it was adopted by the second continental congress -
Common Sense
-Written by Thomas Paine
-helped push more people to support independence from Britain
-He believed people needed to have a say -
Declaration of Independence
-written by Thomas Jefferson
-he states why the should split from Britain
-also includes all the grievances -
Battles of NY
-Washington had to retreat
-General Howe (British) gains control over NY and makes that his base -
Battle of Trenton
-Christmas night
-Washington does a surprise attack on the British
-Crossed the Delaware River
-Most of the British Troops were 'hessians' (Paid military troops)
-Victory for the Americans -
Battle of Saratoga
-victory for the Americans
-known as the turning point of the war
-French decide to join the Americans on their side -
Valley Forge
-Americans are camping out here after intense fighting beforehand
-very brutal winter because many died -
Battle of Yorktown
-Americans and French work together to beat the British
-General Cornwallis surrenders his men
-British feel they cannot win against America now -
Treaty of Paris
-Official agreement to end the American Revolution
-land that was east of the Mississippi River was given to the Americans for further westward expansion