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The loyalties that divided colonist sparked endless debates at the second Continental congress. The congress agreed to recognize the colonial militia as the continental army and appointed George Washington as its commander.
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British troops were headed for Concord. The British commander ordered the minutemen to lay down their arms and leave. The colonist began to leave until shots were fired. The British soldier then sent valley shots into the departing militia. 8 minutemen were killed and 10 were wounded and only 1 injured.
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The British marched on to Concord, where they found an empty arsenal. After a brief skirmish with minutemen, The British soldiers lined up and marched back to boston.
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British, Thomas Gage decided to strike at militiamen on Breeds Hill. Colonist had lost 450 men and British had suffered over 1,000 casualties. The battle of Bunker hill would be proved to be the deadliest battle of the war.
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The British attempted to seize New York City. The British sailed to New York harbor in the summer of 1776 with a force of soldiers. As a plan to stop the rebellion by isolating New England.
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Washington risked everything on one bold stroke set for christmas night, in the face of a fierce storm, he led men in small rowboats across Delaware river. They then marched to their objective Trenton, New jersey and defeated a garrison of Hessians in a surprise attack.
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Burgoyne traveled through forested wilderness, militiamen and soldiers from the Continental Army gathered from all over New York and New England. American troops finally surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga, Where he surrendered. The surrender at Saratoga turned out to be one of the most important events of the war.
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In Paris, Washington and his continental army desperately low on food and supplies fought to stay alive at winter camp in valley forge, Pennsylvania.
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The winter valley Forge, American troops began an amazing transformation, With the help of Marquis De Lafayette also arrived to offer their help. Lafayette lobbied France for French reinforcements in 1779. And led a command in Virginia in the last years of the war.
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The colonist continue the battle cornwalls hindering his efforts to take the Carolinas. The British general then chose to move the fight to Virginia.
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The delegates signed the Treaty of Paris, Which confirmed u.s independence and set the boundaries of the new nation.
