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The British troops tried to clear breed's hills but ended up failing allowing Colonists moral boost
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In early 1776, Thomas Paine published his Common Sense which sold 100,000 copies.This later lead to the Declaration of Independence
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On July 4th ,1776, Thomas Jefferson writes the declaration of Independence.
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penetrated the British lines on Long Island to obtain information, American Capt. Nathan Hale was captured by the British,
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driven across New Jersey by the British, George Washington and the Continental Army struck back on Christmas night and ended up winning the battle of Trenton.
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the British lost control of New Jersey and retreated to New York.the Americans believed that they could win the war.
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The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign. victory for the Continental Army and a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War
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Washington and 11,000 regulars took up winter quarters at Valley Forge.ts ranks were decimated by disease, semi-starvation, and bitter cold.
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The French had secretly furnished financial and material aid to the Americans since 1776.France began preparing fleets and armies to enter the fight but did not formally declare war on Britain until June 1778.
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the American commander, John Paul Jones, refused to surrender, proclaiming, “I have not yet begun to fight!” Jones ultimately triumphed, but at the cost of his ship
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American Gen. Benedict Arnold conspired with the British to surrender the fort at West Point, New York.He was hanged as a spy after he was captured and the plot revealed, Arnold took sanctuary with the British