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Second Continental Congress begins meeting
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Common Sense
Inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. -
British retreat from Boston
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Declaration of Independence
Announced that the thirteen American colonies, when at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Battle of Long Island
Was a defeat for the continental army lead by General George Washington. -
The American Crisis
Was apart of a series of phamplets that were used to give the colonists inspiring work -
Battle of Trenton
Was a small but eventful batle in Trenton, New Jersey. -
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Batlle of Saratoga
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Valley Forge
Where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777–1778 during the American Revolutionary War.
