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The first battle of the American revolution. Won by the British.
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A convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that formed in Philadelphia
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The bloodiest battle of the America. It was a victory for the British and became a great piece of information for those pushing for the Declaration of Independence.
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Benedict Arnold lead a failed seizure of Quebec and was severely injured. He was forced the retreat as the British Army approached.
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Thomas Paine published the Common Sense pamphlet outlining the reasons to declare American Independence from Great Britain.
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The Declaration of Independence is the formal document outlining the start of American Independence from Great Britain
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The Hessian army was crushed in Washington's raid across the Delaware River and the Americans were invigorated by the easy defeat of the British Hessian forces.
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Marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.
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A very small, cruel battle fought as part of the Philadelphia Campaign in the American Revolution.
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Valley Forge was the military camp 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777–78 during the American Revolutionary War.
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