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Declaration of independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of independence was agreed among the 13 colonies which declared independence from Britain. -
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Trenton a battle in the morning of December 26,1776. After a brief battle, almost two-thirds of the Hessian troops were captured, with losses to the Americans. The battle significantly boosted the Continental Army's waning morale -
Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton, New Jersey on January 3, 1777 and was a victory for the colonials.After defeating the Hessian's at the Battle of Trenton on the morning of December 26, 1776, Washington withdrew back to Pennsylvania. He decided to attack the British forces before going into winter quarters. -
The Saratoga campaign
The Saratoga campaign was an attempt by the British to gain military control of the important Hudson River valley during the American Revolutionary war. which ended in the surrender of the British army. -
Valley Forge
George Washington made the Continental Army's decision to set their encampment near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in the winter of 1777-1778.This site was picked by George Washington because he wanted a site that would be most advantageous to his army.The Valley Forge encampment became the Continental Army's first large-scale construction of living quarters.With an estimate range between 1,300 and 1,600 structures. -
The Franco-American Alliance
On 2/6/1778 United States of America signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris, France. The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the United States as an independent nation and promoted trade between France and the United States.The treaty of alliance created a military alliance against Great Britain. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was a victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army troops led by George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte De Rochambeau over a British army command led by lieutenant general Cornwallis.The Battle of Yorktown proved to be the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. -
The surrender at Yorktown
on this day British general Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of approximately eight thousand men to George Washington, giving up any chance of winning the Revolutionary war.The British general expected to meet British ships sent from New York which never arrived.In early October, approximately 17,000 American and French troops led by Generals George Washington and Jean Baptiste Rochambeau surrounded the British troops in Yorktown. -
Treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris by King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States on September 3, 1783.This document led to the end of the revolutionary war and has set boundaries between the British empire and the United states.