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The Boston Massacre
The British shoot into a crowd based on a false command from their Captain and end up killing 5 people and severely injuring many more -
The Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty led by Samuel Adams dressed up as Native Americans and threw Tea of of British ships into the Boston Harbor protesting the new tax on tea created by King George III. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first Military engagements of the revolutionary war within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotamy, and Cambridge. -
Washington appointed Commander and Chief of the Continental Army
The second Continental Congress appointed George Washington to lead the new Continental Army. -
Writing of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and it was signed by leaders of all the colonies. -
Washington's victory at Trenton, New Jersey
Washington crossed the icy Delaware River on Christmas 1776 and ambushed a group of Hessians, German troops for hire. Washington won and not one of his men was killed. -
The Battle of Saratoga
This battle is a turning point for the war. After Washington's victory at Saratoga, the French now believed that the Americans had a chance to defeat Great Britian and supplied them with troops, a navy, and military trainers to help make their army a force to be reckoned with. -
Valley Forge
Washington's army was entrapped in a extremely cold winter. His army lost around 2,000 men. -
The Battle of Yorktown
This crucial battle ended the fighting of the war when The Continental Army assisted by the French led by George Washington and Comte de Rochambeu cornered General Cornwallis of the British Army and forced his surrender, thus ending the war -
The Treaty of Paris
This document signed by representatives of King George III and representatives of The newly formed United States of America in Paris, France
