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American revolution

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  • British won an expensive war

    British won an expensive war
    bIn 1763, the British won an expensive war against France in North America.

  • Fighting at Lexington and Concord

    Fighting at Lexington and Concord
    The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83).

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Saturday June 17, 1775 during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in the battle.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America is a document drafted by the Second Continental Congress

  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton
    The Battle of Trenton took place on December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War following General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River to Trenton, New Jersey.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    The Battle of Saratoga was one of the most important military confrontations fought during the course of the United States War of Independence. Its outcome contributed, to a great extent, to deciding the final result of the contest in favor of the continental army.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    The Battle of Yorktown took place during the War of Independence of the United States of America between September 26 and October 19, 1781.

  • A farmed organized a revolt

    A farmed organized a revolt
    Daniel Shays and about 1,200 Massachusetts farmers attacked government buildings.

  • 55 delegates met in Philadelphia

    55 delegates met in Philadelphia
    A delegate is someone who represents a group of people. These delegates represented their states.

  • George Washington took an oath

    George Washington took an oath
    The new nation needed a president. He promised to "preserve, protect and defend the constitution"

  • Thomas Jefferson was president then

    Thomas Jefferson was president then
    The leader of France was a man named Napoleon. He offered to sell the United States land that would double its size for less than three cents an acre. For 15 million, Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory. It was an area of 828,000 square miles. Eventually, it would become all or part of 15 new states