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First battle of the Revolution, the British had marched to Lexington to arrest John Hancock and Sam Adams but eventually started the war by a shooting that happened named the "shots heard round the world."
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After much tension had come to the attentions of the colonies and Great Britain, America had decided enough was enough with being aligned with the British. War was declared on the British for at first, representational reasons and then for independence.
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The Continental Congress created the Continental Army to be the main, organized military for the war. They needed a commander in chief and George Washington was unanimously chosen.
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Fought on Breed's Hill, the battle was a siege on Boston by the Americans until the British overran them. Great loses by the Americans but inflicted even more on the British.
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Written by Thomas Paine, it was a propaganda pamphlet to sway the Americans to hate the English Constitution. (Fun Fact: Is the all-time best selling American Title)
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Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery led an invasion on Canada to sway them and help with fighting the British. Invasion had failed and even diplomatic reasoning failed.
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Drafted by Thomas Jefferson with the help of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. The document was a declaration that the colonies want to separate from the Crown and want no allegiance to them.
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The Hessian troops decided to settle down in Trenton for Christmas. George Washington decided to cross the Delaware River and with a surprise attack, captured Trenton.
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Gen. William Howe had been surrounded at Saratoga by the Americans and had to surrender his troops. This led to the formal alliance between America and France.
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The 2nd Continental Congress created the Articles of Confederation to become the constitution for the new nation.
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Washington, with the help of French troops, cornered Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown by land and sea. Cornwallis surrendered to the Americans, ending the war.
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The Peace Treaty that formally ended the Revolutionary War and allowed the Americans to have complete autonomy from Britain and broke away from their allegiance. Also gave a bunch of land to America.
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Proposal by Thomas Jefferson to break up the land west of the Appalachians into districts. Also allowed these areas to be able to apply for statehood if reached a certain population
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Led by veteran, Daniel Shays, this revolt stopped the collection of debts and stopped courts from sitting. Tried to capture an arsenal but was suppressed before then
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Abandoned the district system and combined the lands into 5 territories. Outlawed slavery in the territories.