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The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to resolve the conflict with the English
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The colonist were left to chose a side.The Patriots fought for freedom of the colonies.The Loyalist fought for Great Britian and the Crown.
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A British general decided to disarm the boston militia known as the minute men.
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Representatives from 12 of the colonies me again in Piladelphia for the second Continental Congress
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Colonel Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen took over the British Fort Ticonderoga in New York
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The British allowed freedom to slaves if they fought for Great Britian when the Colonies only allowed free slaves a position in the army
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When the Patriots atempted there attack Britian was ready and fought back the Patriot Colonist.
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Thomas Pine wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense that argued for brreaking away fron Great Britian.
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Thomas Jefferson,with the help of John Adams,Benjamin Franklin,Robert R. Livingston,and Roger Sherman, drafted the The Declaration of Independence.
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The British drove the Continental army out of New York.
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The Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence.
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Washington and 2,400 solders crossed the Delaware River.
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British were defeated by the unorganized Patriot army.
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The harsh winter at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, killed more than a fifth of Washingtons army.
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George Rogers Clark captured British settlements and convinced the American Indians to stay out of the war.
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The Patriots decided to attack individual navy ships instead of all at once. They sank over 200 ships
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Even after the southern army was defeated, Patriots continued fighting using guerrilla warfare.
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Washington planned a combined American and French attack on Yorktown. After a weeks-long siege, the British were defeated.
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The Treaty of Paris officially ended the war. It set new boundaries and forced the British to recognize the United States of America.
