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Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere's job was to get on his horse and warn the two Patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British Troops were coming to arrest them. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These battles were the first military commitments of the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Americans fought the British on Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, though the British won, they lost at a large cost. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was and official decision to be an independent country and break free from the British rule.
(The congress approved of the final text on July 4th, but the date of the signing was technically August 2nd) -
Washington's Crossing
This was when George Washington crossed the Delaware to advance against German mercenaries -
Battle of Saratoga
The British and Hessian troops finally surrendered to the American troops. -
Valley Forge
This is where the American troops set up camp for the winter of 1777-1778. They army became a fighting unit here. -
Battle of Yorktown
The American and French troops trapped the British troops in Yorktown, which forced them to surrender, therefore, the end of the American Revolutionary War.
