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Paul Revere's Ride
This is when Paul Revere made his famous ride to tell the colonists that the British were coming -
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American Revolution
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Major Battle where William Prescott told the American troops "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" -
The Declaration of Independence is Adopted
The Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independance -
George Washington crosses the Delaware
George Washington and his troops cross Delaware River on Christmas night and surprise the enemy -
Valley Forge
The Continental Army under George Washington spends the winter training at Valley Forge
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America chooses a Flag
The Continental Congress adopts the "Stars and Stripes" Flag sewn by Betsy Ross -
Alliance with France
France recognized the United States as an independent country with the Treaty of Alliance -
Articles of Confederation
Defined the official government of the United States -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. British General Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown was the unofficial end of the war
