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Five civilians were killed by British soldiers. This is one of the events that caused people to rebel.
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Officals in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britian. The colonist went on the ship and threw the tea in the Boston harbor.
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These Battles were the first military battles of the Revolutionary War. The first shot was described as the shot heard around the world.
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Americans learned of the British plan to take the hills surronding Boston so they sent 1200 troops to occupy Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill. Americans forced to retreat because they ran out of amunition.
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Howe commanded British Soldiers and Hessians. They were succesful at driving the Americans out of New York.
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It was written primarily by Thomas Jefferson. It said the thirteen American states were independent from the British.
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The British were not expecting the Americans to attack. The Americans took 900 Hessians as prisioners.
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One week after Trenton. Washington rode out onto the battle field to stop the American soldiers from retreating.
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Stoped the British plan to divide the colonies in two parts. 5700 British soldiers surenderd.
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Harsh conditions and diseases caused 2000 deaths. By the spring Goerge Washington has a real army.
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Washington traps them from three directions the French stop them from retreating by sea. The surender marks the end of the war.
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It was signed in Paris. It officaly ended the war between the Americans and the British.
