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Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere went on a midnight ride to warn leaders of the Revolution that the British Redcoats were coming. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle that kicked off the revolutionary war after tensions had been building for some time. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle during the Siege of Boston named after a nearby hill. -
The Declaration of Independence
The final text of the Declaration of Independence was approved making the country officially free from Britian -
Washington's Crossing
The first move in a in a surprise attack in which Washington's army crossed the Delaware river. -
Battle of Saratoga
A decisive victory to the Americans in the climax of the Saratoga campaign -
Valley Forge
A six month encampment of the continental army -
Battle of Yorktown
American forces trapped a large British army on the Yorktown peninsula and forced its surrender.