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Meeting of the Second Continental Congress
The delegates from the 13 colonies in Philadelphia succeeded the First Continental Congress -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British undertook casualties when they attempted to capture the strategic high-ground surrounding Boston Harbor -
Failed seizure of Quebec under Benedict Arnold
An attempt for the American military to gain control of the British Province of Quebec -
Common Sense Published
Thomas Paine advocated independence from Great Britain to people in the 13 colonies -
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
The 13 colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain -
Battle of Trenton
The Hessian Army was crushed in Washington’s raid and Americans were invigorated by the easy defeat of the British Hessian forces -
Battle of Saratoga
The turning point in the Revolutionary War when John Burgoyne surrendered 5,000 British and Hessian troops to General Horatio Gates -
Paoli Massacre
A rallying cry for the Americans against the British atrocities for the rest of the Revolutionary War -
Washington’s Encampment at Valley Forge
A testing of the mettle of George Washington and his troops and paving the way for their ultimate victory in the war for American Independence