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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Built a hospital for the poor people. He also started a fire department in Philadelphia. -
Concord
Hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to snatch an arms cache -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
Colonel William Prescott
Colonel William Prescott built earthen fortifications on top of Breed’s Hill -
New York
Washington also recognized this, and in April of 1776 he marched his troops from Boston to New York. -
Trenton, New Jersey
Washington began to withdraw his army across New Jersey toward Philadelphia. About 5,000 Americans left Hackensack on November 21, 1776 -
Marquis de Lafayette
French leader that supported the american revolution. He was wounded at Brandywine -
Saragona,New york
General Burgoyne concerted with the British ministry a plan for the campaign of 1777 -
Lieutenant General de Rochambeau
Gave command to the army being sent by America. Rochambeau went back to france and went back to his military duties -
Treaty of Paris
Revolutionary war between Great Britain and the United States. -
Valley Forge
It was a good place to defend the army. George Washington wanted to keep a eye on the British people too.
