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Under orders from General Gage, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Smith led a detachment of roughly 900 British soldiers to seize military supplies that were being assembled by members of the Massachusetts Militia in the town of Concord. Many more battles followed, and in 1783 the colonists formally won their independence.
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Of the 13 colonies, delegates gathered in Philadelphia to talk about their next plan.
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It became one of the important fights in the history of the American Revolution. The British won this war.
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George Washington was the first American president and he decides to help the continental army.
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http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/British won at Bunker Hill. A force of roughly 10,000 Massachusetts militiamen advanced on Boston and declared the city under siege. Once Gage learned that new fortifications were going up, he ordered an assault against Bunker Hill as well as the nearby Breed’s Hill. The British launched two attacks, both of which were repulsed by American fire.
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http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/Two American forces converged to attack Quebec, the capital of British Canada. The first, 300 men commanded by General Montgomery, proceeded up the St. Lawrence River from Montreal. When the city’s garrison refused to surrender, the general called off the assault and decided to wait for reinforcements.
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The British are forced to evacuate Boston because the Patriots threatened to fire cannons at the British guarding Boston.
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After the colonists won their freedom so it would let those anxious they could leave from europe and let everyone else know that
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After the British evacuated Boston George Washington guessed their next target would be New York City. He was right and it became an american defeat in the American Revolution.
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The british had a a large force and hired hessians to help fight so George Washington knew that a show of force would just subdue the colonies.
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George Washington defeated a group of Hessian mercenaries before leaving.
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The British had defeated the Americans and became scared that they would withdraw toward the capitol of Philsdelphia.
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On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. Though his troop strength had been weakened, Burgoyne again attacked the Americans at Bemis Heights on October 7th, but this time was defeated and forced to retreat.
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Americans reached a bad situation during the harsh winter with a lot of bad conditions, like no clothes, shelter, or not a lot amount of food of 1777-1778.
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When the Americans decided to create a military alliance between the U.S and France against Great Britain.
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An indesiscive aggrement in the American Revolution.
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The begininng move in the British plan to regain control of the colonies.
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When Spain declares war on Great Britain and with the Americans.
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It was one of the major and important battles which took place toward the end of the American Revolution.
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Discusses handing over west point with British Major John Andre.
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An agreement among the 13 states.
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A bad battle in the American War. It was a major defeat for the British.
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The occupying British were feared by the attack from the french.
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American and the French fight against the Britsh. It was won by the Americans.
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When Charles Cornwallis finally and formally surrenders.
