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Paul makes his famous ride to warn the colonist that the 'British are coming"
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The actual fighting begins between the residents of the 13 colonies and the British authorities
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a major battle where the British defeated the Americans but gave them a huge confidence boost.
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The congress adopted five leaders explaining why they were declaring independence.
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The Continental Congress adopts the " the stars and stripes" flag sewn by Betsy Ross.
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The British general John Burgoyne surrenders his army to the Americans after a suffering defeat which makes big turning point for the revolutionary war.
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The Continental army under George Washington spends the winter training at Valley Forge.
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France recognized the United States as an independent country with the Treaty of Alliance.
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The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. British General Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown was the unofficial end to the war
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The treaty that ended the war
