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Paul Revere Ride
The Revolutionary War starts and Paul Revere makes his famous ride to warn the colonists that the "British are coming". -
Battle of lexington and concord
The actual fighting starts with the first shot heard around the world. The Americans win as the British retreat. -
Battle of lexington and concord
The actual fighting starts with the first "shot heard around the world". The Americans win as the British retreat. -
capture of fort ticondroga
The Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British. -
Battle on bucker hill
Major battle where William Prescott told the American troops "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes". -
the decleration of independence is adopted
The Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. -
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 to the war. -
Treaty of paris
Treaty the officially ended war and have peace again.
