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Benedict Arnold asked General Washington for some troops, to form a supporting east party. Washington gave him 1,100 men, and Arnold left.After a hard, exhausting journey up the Kennebec and down the Chaudière River, Benedict took in the terrible conditions of his men and supplies, and decided to wait for Richard Montgomery, who was more sucessful.
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About 700 British soldiers marched into the town of Concord to seize a stash of weapons.
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Delagates from the Thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia during the summer of 1775.
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The British undertook massive casualties to capture the strategic high-ground surrounding Boston Harbor. The Colonial Army was forced to retreat.
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Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776
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the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and soon after 12 of the 13 colonies voted in favor of Richard Henry Lee's motion for independence.
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Took place George Washington crossed the Delaware River. The colonies won.
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It was a surprise attack on the Americans, led by Major General Charles Grey.
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Turning point of the Revolutionary War. The British and Hessian troops surrendered.
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This was the day that Washington's troops arrived at Valley Forge, weak and cold.