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Meeting of the second continental congress
A convention of delegates that met to declare the American Revolutionary War had begun -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first engagements of the military in the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Bunker Hill
When the Americans lost to the British during the Siege of Boston -
Failed seizure of Qyebec under Bendict Arnold
Benedict Arnold led the troops to Quebec's walls but they were under-prepared -
Common Sense puplished
Thomas Paine published his pamphlet advocating Independence from Great Britain to people of the thirteen colonies -
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington crossed icy Delaware with his troops for 10 days, eventually reaching New Jersey. There, the Battle of Trenton took place during the American Revolutionary War. -
Paoli Massacre
A battle in the Philadelphia campaign which took place during the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Saratoga
The turning point of the Revolutionary War -
Washington's Encampment at Valley Forge
Washington leads his troops into Valley Forge, Pennsylvania