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He was the first president of the United States
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The person who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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Recognized the independence of the colonies; western boundary the Mississippi River; Florida returned to Spain
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France and the colonies entered into a defensive alliance.
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Site where the Revolutionary War began.
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Convened in response to the Coercive Acts; organized boycott; called for the training of militias.
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Battle in which militia forces withstood two major assaults by the British Army before finally being overrun; gave hope to the colonists that they could defeat the British.
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The last attempt by the colonists to reconcile with King George III and Parliament; King George responded by sending troops, including German mercenaries (Hessians), to the colonies.
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A battle that saved Washington's command; convinced many soldiers and militiamen to stay in the army.
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The colonies declared independence.
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Another battle that also saved Washington's command.
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A turning point in the war; France decides to aid the colonies in their struggle with Great Britain.
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France recognized the colonies as an independent nation with trading rights.
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Colonial victory in the south that forced Cornwallis to move north to Virginia and his eventual surrender at Yorktown.