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when he warned all the people about the British coming
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The actual fighting started with the "shot heard around the world"
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people captured this for the british
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"A major battle where William Prescott told the American troops 'don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes' "
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"The Continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. "
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"George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware River on Christmas night and surprise the enemy. "
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" The Continental Congress adopts the "Stars and Stripes" Flag sewn by Betsy Ross. "
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"British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army to the Americans after suffering defeat at the Battles of Saratoga. "
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France recognized the United States as an independent country with the Treaty of Alliance.
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end of the war
