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march 1774-1775
in 1775 the situation grew worse when the king declared the coony of massachusetts to be in open rebellion and command the bostong main patriot leaders samuel adams and john hancock be arrested for treason -
oct.1774-march 1775
October of 1774, the colonies were experiencing alot of trouple because of unfair taxation, lack of representation in the british parliament, and the restriction of colonial freedoms. -
may 1775 the second continental congress
a few weeks after the outbreak of war representatives from the thirteen colonies formed the second continental congress that would serve as an emergency government throughout the war. -
summer, 1776 the declaration fo independence
with the arrival of summer in 17776, thomas jefferson and other members fo a special congressionial committee were bussy at work writing the decloration of independence americas most famous historical document. -
jull 1776 october 1777 war in new york new jersy and pennsylvania
many americans were just learning toat independence had been declared when war broke out in new york and spread to new jsrsy and pennsylvania. -
july - october 1776 1777
but near there on chrimas night 1776 washington and his men went on the offensive crossed icy delaware river and slipped back into new jersy. -
78-81 the campain in the southern states
the summer after valley forge the british under took a majour military campain in the southern states where a lot of people were againts indipendence. -
winter 1777-1778 encampment at valley forge , pennsylvania
two months after the fighting ar saratoga washington began to set up hiswinter encampment here at valley forge, pennsylvania, about a days fide from phili. -
78-81 the campain in southern states
1779-1778 were bad for us because the sufferd defeats in the south and eventually went to virginia and won. -
1781 yourktown virginia last battle rvolutionary war
a large force of british troops led by general cornwallis had reachered yourktown virginia and old tobacco bort near the chesapeake bay where the last battle of the revolutionary war was fought.