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Lexington and Concord
The shot that started the Revolutionary War. Militia held their ground and forced the British troops back to Boston. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Militia stood their ground against many British charges. Eventually militia retreats because they are out of ammo. Colonists proved that they could and would stand against the British. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Changes the war from a fight for better treatment from the British, to a fight for a new separate country. A fight for independence. -
Valley Forge
Continental army survives cold winter and trains to be soldiers under Friedrich von Steuben.