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Start of American Revolution
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Lexington and Concord
First battle of the war
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Washington crosses the Delaware and captures Trenton from Hessians
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Treaty of DeWitt's Corner, SC: Cherokees lose most of their land east of the mountains
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Americans driven off at the Battle of Germantown
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The United States and France sign the French Alliance
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Battle of Barren Hill, Pennsylvania. Lafayette with 500 men and about 50 Oneida Indians successfully evade British onslaught
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Washington's army retires to winter quarters at Valley Forge
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French troops arrive at Newport, RI, to aid the American cause
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Washington names Nathanael Greene commander of the Southern Army
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French fleet drives British naval force from Chesapeake Bay
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Lord North resigns as British prime minister
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British and Americans sign preliminary Articles of Peace
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The United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris
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The United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris
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End of American Revolution