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The First Continental Congress met
In September 1774 the First Continental Congress met in Philidelphia to resolve conflist with the British -
Colonists were left to choose sides.
Colonists were left to choose sides Patriots fought for independence,Loyalists remained loyal to the crown,and many others remained nuetral. -
Thomas Gauge decided to disarm Boston Militia
British general Thomas Gauge decided to disarm Boston Militia Known as the minutemen -
Representatives met again
Representatives from 12 colonies met again in Philidelphia for The Second Continental Congress -
Col.Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen
Whiile the Second Continental Congress met Col. Benedict Aronold and Ethan Allen took Fort Ticonderoga -
Lord Dunmores Proclomation
After British offered freedom to enslaved Africans who fought for them,the Continental Army allowed free African Americans to join. -
Quebec
Agressive Patriots launched an attack on British settlments in Canada but were defeated in Quebec -
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called common sense
Thomas Paine wrote a pamhplet arguing to break away from Great Britain. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson with help drafted the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence.The United States was born -
The british army drove Patriots out of New York
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Christmas night in 1776
On Christmas night in 1776 Washigton and 2,400 soldiers crossed the Delaware River.They suprised the British with a huge win in the battle of Princeton. -
Battle of Saratoga
After the British suffered a major defeat in the Battle of Saratoga France and Spain agreed to help the Americans -
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Valley Forge
The harsh winter in Valley Forge Pennsylvania killed more than a fith of Washingtons soldiers -
Battle of Vincennes
George Rodgers Clark captured British settlements and convinced American Indians to stay out of the war -
Richard Bonhomme defeats Serapis
Americans sank 200 British ships with fewer than 100 of their own -
Arnold turns Traitor
The Patriots morale took a blow when they found that Col. Benedict Arnold turned traitor -
War shifts south
British enjoyed several major victories and defeated the southern army,but Patriots continued fighting. -
Peace negotiations begin
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Battle of Yorktown
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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris officially ends the war
