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Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord are significant for several reasons. The main reason that it was a major battle in the war is that it switched the colonies from being a place of social and political unrest, into a battlefield. -
Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was influential because it proved that the colonists couldn't be defeated through the power of intimidation alone, and it proved that they were a force to be reckoned with. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton is an important battle in the Revolutionary War because it brought hope to the colonists, reinvigorating them, as it made it seem as if they could win the war. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga is important because the American victory was what we needed to win over France's support in the war.