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Continetal congress
congress members met for the first time to talk about how to band together to resist the British acts -
General George Washington
Commander in chief of the continental army and later became the first president. -
General Marquis de Lafayette
a french military leader that then joined Washington and his men in valley forge -
General Friedrich von Steuben
Prussian born military leader who served under Washington -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first war between the British and the minutemen -
Washington was appointed as leader of the USA army
Continental congress appointed Washington as there "leader" -
Bunker hill battle
Bunker hill was not a victory for the military but it was a boost to keep going in the war -
olive branch petition
a petition begging for king George lll peace because an olive branch means peace but king George refused -
declaration of Independence
congress members approved the declaration of independence then two months later it got signed -
Battle of Trentone
Washington snuck his men into Trenton and surprisingly won -
Battle of Saratoga
the British tried to capture the Hudson river and it ended in them surrendering to general Horatio -
Cornwallis surrender to the British in Yorktown
general Cornwallis was surrounded by the British and forced to Yorktown -
Treaty of Paris
Britan and Americans sent both a diplomat to talk over the agreement and some issues to reach an agreement on the treaty
