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Thomas Jefferson is a primary author of the Deceleration of Independence. There were still a lot of changes made, though.
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This was a war that took place during the American Revolutionary War. George Washington led the army and won.
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This was important because the war convinced the French, Spanish, and Dutch to join the Patriots.
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It is a documents that keeps people of power in line. Things like government structure and how limits how much power a state gets.
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15,000 British troops captured Philadelphia, which was the U.S capital.
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Back when there was 13 states, they made an agreement to keep the independence and sovereignty.
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This paper meant that there could be no more slaves brought to the US. This became effective in 1808.
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George Washington moved his army to their "winter quarters" but by the time they got there, they were cold and hungry. They also had a lack of motivation for the Philadelphia Campaign.
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When Spain declares war on Great Britain, they make an alliance with America.
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Jones joined the colonist and the Continental Navy, and he ended up defeating the British War ship Serapis.
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The Clinton, Prevost, and General Charles Lord Cornwallis forces all went to Charleston. In April, they trapped the Americans in the beleaguered city.
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The British did not have enough financial resources, which made them have to surrender in Yorktown.
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The treaty ended the French and Indian War, the treaty made France give up all their territory in Mainland North America.
