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Paul Revere’s Ride
"You know the rest. In the books you have read,
How the British Regulars fired and fled,—
How the farmers gave them ball for ball,
From behind each fence and farmyard-wall,
Chasing the red-coats down the lane,
Then crossing the fields to emerge again
Under the trees at the turn of the road,
And only pausing to fire and load." timetoast -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
"The British marched into Lexington and Concord intending to suppress the possibility of rebellion by seizing weapons from the colonists. Instead, their actions sparked the first battle of the Revolutionary War. The colonists’ intricate alarm system summoned local militia companies, enabling them to successfully counter the British threat." https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/lexington-and-concord -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill was the first major battle of the American Revolution. two months after the Battles of Lexington and Concord,15,000 colonial troops assembled near Boston to stop the British army from taking several hills around the city. colonists fortified Breed’s Hill in Charlestown. They withstood British ships in Boston Harbor and fought off assaults by 2,300 British troops but were eventually forced to retreat.bunker hill -
Creation of the Declaration of Independence
"By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence."
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Thomas Paine’s writing of “The American Crisis”
"THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." -
Crossing of the Delaware River
"Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River on December 25, 1776 allowed his army to strike the Hessians at Trenton the next morning." https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/crossing-of-the-delaware#:~:text=Washington's%20Crossing,-New%20Jersey%20·%20December&text=On%20the%20evening%20of%2025,filled%20river%20to%20New%20Jersey. -
Battle of Trenton
"After crossing the Delaware River in a treacherous storm, General George Washington’s army defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton. The victory set the stage for another success at Princeton a week later and boosted the morale of the American troops." https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/trenton -
the battle of philadelphia
"On September 3, 1777, British and Revolutionary forces clashed at Cooch’s Bridge in Delaware, the opening battle of what would be known as the Philadelphia Campaign. During this campaign of the American Revolutionary War, months of long marches and fierce fighting ended with Philadelphia occupied by the British and Washington’s army encamped at Valley Forge." timetoast -
Battle of saratoga
"The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war." https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/saratoga -
battle of yorktown
"The Battle of Yorktown proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of a new nation—the United States of America." https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/yorktown -
The Winter at Valley Forge
"Valley Forge was the winter encampment of the Continental Army, under the command of George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. The Valley Forge encampment lasted six months, from December 19, 1777, to June 19, 1778. It was the third and harshest of the eight winter encampments that Washington and the Continental Army endured during the war."
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Treaty of Paris
"The 1783 Treaty was one of a series of treaties signed at Paris in 1783 that also established peace between Great Britain and the allied nations of France, Spain, and the Netherlands. " https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/ar/14313.htm#:~:text=The%20Treaty%20of%20Paris%20was,the%20U.S.%20significant%20western%20territory.