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First Continental Congress
The first continental Congress met in Philadelphia to resolve the conflict with the English -
Colonists choose sides
patriots chose to join the fight for independence and the loyalists stayed loyal to Britian. -
Disarn of the Boston militia
A British general decided to disarm the Boston militia known minutemen.The sons of liberty learned the the British plan. -
Second Continental Congress
Representatives from 12 of the colonies met agin in Philadelphia for the second continental congress.They made plans for a continental Army and chose George Wwashington to command it. -
Ticonderoga
Bendict Arnold and Ethan Allen took over the British force Ticonderoga -
Lord Dunmonore's Proclamation
Offered freedom to enslaved Arificans, if they fought for the Continental Army. -
Contenital Army was defeated in Quebec
Aggresive Patriots launched an attack, on British settlements but failed. -
Commen Sense
Thomas pain wrote a paplinte that argued for breaking away from great Britian.It was written in the style of writting that people can understand. -
Draft of Decleration of Independence
Drafted the Deceration of Independence. This document expressed three ideas: that all man possess the unalienable rights of 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,'. -
Drafft of the Declaration of Independence
Drafted the Declaration of independince, and the USA was born. -
Britain drives Contential Army out of New York
Britain come in and drive the army out of New York -
Soilders cross the Deleware River
Washington and 2400 soldiars crossed the Delaware River they suprised the British with a huge win in the Battle of Trenton. -
Battle of saratoga
France and Spain agree to help the Americans -
British military VS. American millitary
Britan: Better navy, more soilders more experience, better wepons and was the strongest millitary at the time.
America: Had the bravery and heart to win -
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Valley Forge
Killed more than a 5th of Washingtons soliders, due to a harsh winter. -
Battle of Vincennes
George Rogers Clark, an explorer and mapper, built a frontier army while weakening the Britishand convinced Americans Indians to saty out of the war. -
Bonhomme Richard defeats serapis
The British had a large navy,so Americans attacked individual ships rather tahn fighting lare battles. With fewer than 100 ships, the Americans navy sank 200 British ships. -
Benedict Arnold turns turned trader
Patriots were doing well, until they took a large blow from Benedict Arnold going to the British side. -
Peace negotiations begin
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Battle of Yorktown
Washington planned a combined American and French attack on Yorktown. After a weeks-long siege, the British were defeated.
