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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
One reason that this battle was very important is because it was considered the first shot of the battle or the, "The shot heard around the war." The British came to destroy the Americans artillery in Concord, but a battle broke out. The Americans won this battle by pushing the British back to Boston.
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The Declaration or Independence
This document was important because it was when the Americans declared their independence. The first one to sign the document was John Hancock. This was written by Thomas Jefferson. -
The Battles Among the Mohawks
During this battle, St. Leger was fighting a small American force at Fort Stanwix. To make them leave, Benedict Arnold used the tactic of lying. He made the British believe that he had way more troops that he really had.
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Battles of Saratoga
This battle showed the other countries in Europe that the Americans actually have a chance to win this war. This made King Louis and France publicly support the Americans. This battle was considered the turning point in the war because of this allience. -
Battle of Kings Mountain
This battle was fought on the border of North and South Carolina. After the British and Loyalist surrendered around 1,000 troops the Americans still shot or hanged them. They did this in revenge of the raids that the Loyalist preformed in which the British "Butchered Americans."
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Battle Of Yorktown
When the Americans came in the were firing lots of cannons. They trapped Cornwallis in making him surrender around 8,000 troops. This was the last major battle of the American Revolution. The French helped the Americans in this battle.
