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Revere was among a group of colonists who spied on the British. Paul rode between Medford and Lexington warning almost every house along the way.
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No one knows who fired the first shot at Lexington. 208 British soldiers were at Lexington, 8 colonists died, 9 were wounded.
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Fort Ticondaroga was built by the French. The fort was captured by the Americans without firing a shot.
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Colonel Prescott led two Massachusetts regiments to occupy bunker hill.William Prescott acted on orders of General Artemas Ward.
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The British expected the colonists to back down. The British had no plan for fighting.
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Their first objective was St.John's, a British fort. The siege lasted fifty days, the Americans won.
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The continental congress capped a number of months of debate when it authorized on October 13th 1775.
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"Common Sense" argued it was time to sever ties with England. This pamphlet sold 120,000 copies in the first three months.
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The Americans occupied Dorchester Heights from where their guns could hit any British in their harbor. The British where forced to withdraw.
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Twelve colonies voted in favor of the declaration of Independence. This stated the colonists were free and independent.
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The British captured Fort Washington on Northern Manhattan island. Washington was pursued by Howe all the way South.
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Washington's Army crossed the Delaware and surprised the British at Trenton. The main attack was made by 2,400 troops.
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The American army settled into winter with quarters at Valley Forge. It was a winter of hardships and suffering for troops.
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The Americans sidestepped the British in Trenton battling them in Princeton. The battle of Princeton was won by the Americans.
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They accomplished this talk by putting cannons on a peak overlooking the fort. The Americans withdrew.
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On the 7th of January French Royal council declared favor of a treaty of Amity with the United States. It was followed on Febuary 6th with a treaty of all France.
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General Benedict Arnold conspired to turn his command of West point to the British. In return he received money and became a general in the British army.
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General Cornwalis arrived in Yorktown in May 1781 and began preparing a naval base. General Washington and French troops surround the British army forcing them to surrender.
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A peace treaty was formed between Great Britian and the U.s. on September 3, 1783. This treaty ended the revolutionary war.
