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This first battle occured outsid the town of Lexington and Concord and was known as the "Shot heard round the World". British attempted to capture a colonist weapon storage in the town but the colonists hid the items before the British arrived.
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The Second Continental Congress was called to take more agressive actions against British tyranny. As a result Washington was the choosen leader of the Continental Army.
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As a result of british refusal to cooperate with colonists, Washington is named the leader of the Continental Army during the Second Continental Congress.
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The British push the colonists out from Breed's hill and Win the Battle.
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The Coloists forces led by Benedict Arnold atempt to take control of British stronhold in Quebec Canada and fail.
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Thomas Paine published his hard hitting and questioning book to help rally Americans together and help create a new form of government.
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The British move their Navy to Canada to gain a better postion to strategize and attack on Northern section of the Colonies.
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This declaration in Virgina led the way for an american example of it's own declaration shortly after from Britian.
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This relolutionary idea also helped craft and form our american Constitition. This along with the Virgina Declartion of rights were huge impacts later on in the early american independece era.
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Congress finalizes the declaration from england and it is sent to the printer. This document has shared ideas from the Virgina declaration of rights.
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During a battle against a band of cherokees the colonists were surronded so they formed a ring and fired outward. Andrew Pickens alined his men in this desprate form which proved to be quite successful against attacks like these.
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The British envaded the island of long island after bombarding it for hours. The colonists were successful in killing the first 2 waves of British attackers but ran out of ammo and were forced to retreat. The colonists inflicted heavy losses on the British.
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Washington leads a do or die attack againist hessians in the town of trenton who are encamped for the winter. Late during Christmas day Washington leads his men across the deleware and suprises the hessians. This battle gives a great morale to the Colonists.
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The colonists finally have an offical flag to use to represnt their own country.
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The American general Horatio Gates defeats Burgoyne and Burgoyne is forced to surrender. These series of battles showed the French that the Americans had taken an upperhand and wanted an alliance with them. This is argueably the turning point in the war.
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The Americans and French join an alliance to defeat the british. The french pledge troops, supplies, and a navy if the Americans allow the french to keep thier claims in the west indies.
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General William Howe annouces his relief and retirement from the job as the leader as the British. He is replaced by Henry Clinton who then controls the British forces in the Colonies.
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The British drop claims to Philadephia and move south to meet with Cornwallis in Yorktown to regroup.
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The Spanish make a deal with the Americans and declared war on British. They pledge supplies, and a navy if the colonists allow them to own Florida.
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The British take control over large american port in Charlestown, SC.
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Nathanael Greene is named Commander of the Southern Army by Washington.
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The Articles of Confederation are adopted by Congress. This is the next step in American independence.
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The British win a costly battle at Guilford Courthouse while suffering huge losses.
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The French force the British out of Cheasapeake Bay which is a extremely imporatant American port.
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The remains of the British army in the South are surrounded by the Americans by land and the French by sea. Cornwallis is forced to agree to the terms of surrender ending the Revolutionary War.
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The Britsh Prime Minster Lord North resigns from office after a loss to the Americans in war and also dunking the country into debt.
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The Americans and British agree to and sign the aricles of peace or terms of surender.
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The British agree to the final stipulations of the terms of their surrender offically ending the was in the Colonies.
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The British pull out the last of their troops after final agreements are made.
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Washington annocuces his retirement from the commander and chief position in the Continental army after an successful job in winning the war and final british troops leave.
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The U.S congress creates the Constitution and it is signed.
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The Constitution is finally put into action apon the ratification of New Hampshire.
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This finalized agreement brings the colonies closer together and really strenghtens the Governement.
