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The Minute Men were the first line of defense and the people that warned the colonists if the British were coming,
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When the first shot rang out in the arguments of the Minute Men and British.
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The first battle of the war, where the rebels get pushed back and then push Britain into Boston.
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Benedict Arnold and The Green Mountain Boys took Fort Ticonderoga from Great Britain.
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Washington wanted to be Commander in Cheif, and they needed him to make a proper army.
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The Battle was right outside Boston when the British tried to break the Seige and the colonists fortified the hill.
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This was the main general for the British Army. He was sworn in by the king himself.
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The idea of independence was widespread by the book Common Sense released by Thomas Paine.
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The Seige of Boston got so bad that the British were forced to leave.
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France and Spain help the colonies by sending them supplies, but not joining in on the war.
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Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration after the idea of independence was spread because of Common Sense
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The Hessians were German Mercenaries hired by the British to kill colonials.
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This Man wasn't significant, he was just so crazy he deserves a spot. He captured many British ships and raided towns, caused an incredible amount of damage.
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Also known as the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, this was when the Colonial Army was ambushed and was forced to cross the East River or fight.
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Washington and his 2000 men crossed the Deleware to surprise the British.
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A very important battle, becasue of how it gave the colonials hope, because of how little they had won.
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A battle in Philadelphia where the British took control of it, a crushing defeat at the time, but what messed up the British in the long run.
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When Benedict Arnold and Horatio pushed Burgoyne out of the Colonies into Canada.
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The French didn't enter the War until Victory was sure, and then at just the right peak, the French entered.
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A man with a very long name helped train Washinton's Army with a European style, giving the Americans a much bigger chance to win.
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Spain declares war on Britain, and they fought Britain on the mainland.
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This Battle was so bad for the British, even though they won, they just lost so many men that the battle leads to their defeat.
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This was the last major battle of the war because the major army of Cornwallis surrendered.
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This was the treaty that ended the war, the one that gave America independence from Britain.
