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Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen captured port and cannon, later used to defend Boston. -
Lexington and Concord
First shots fired of revolutionary war. Shot heard round the world.
8 dead, 10 wounded- patriots (drunken me)
0 dead, 1 wounded- British soldiers -
Bunker Hill
Took place on breeds hill. The patriots held off british twice then ran out of ammo and the British won. -
Invasion Of Quebec
While already in a war the Pats tried taking over Quebec. We failed Terribly -
Declaration of Independence
2nd Continental Congress issues formal declaration of seperation from British -
Battle of Long Island
Patriots surrounded forced to retreat to manhattan. -
Trenton
Morning after christmas Washington and his men snuck into b=British forts/land and shot them. First win for patriots even though the General shouldve known, a spy gave him a not telling what was to come....never got read. -
Battle of Germantown
British take control of philly and camp for winter. -
Saratoga
Another fluke win for the patriots. British took water and was planning to cut off/ trap the colonists. British didnt follow plan and it was the turning point in the war. -
Valley Forge
No Battle 12,000 patriots forced to spend winter here. Extremely cold. British got to stay in philidelphia, manypatriots died. -
Help from surrounding Nations
French becomes allies with America in War against Britan. Date unofficial -
Help from surrounding nations part 2
We get another ally, being spain.
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Treaty of Paris
SSinged agreement clearly Stating America as an Independent Country. War over.