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General Gage, Paul Revere. 1st battle, started the war.
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Convention of 13 delegates that started meeting.
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Appointed buy Cont. Congress.
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British won. General Gage. British captured Charles Town Peninsula.
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British won. General Montgomery, Benedict Arnold, John Burgoyne. Kept Americans out of Canada.
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Spain supported the 13 colonies: Spain viewed the revolution as an opportunity to weakne the British Empire.
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Thomas Jefferson. 56 delegates signed it, it was created to announce and explain our seperation from Great Britain.
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British won. General Howe, General Goerge Washington. Cont. Army were driven out of NY.
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Americans won. British forces leave NYC, George Washington returns triumphantly.
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Americans won. General Howe. Inspired soldiers to serve long and recruit.
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General John Thomas riled up the colonists.
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George Washington, Gen. John Burgoyne. Gained much needed supplies.
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British won. George Washington, General How, Charles Cornwall. British captured the city & stayed there.
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British won. General John Burgoyne, Benedict Arnold. Haratio Gates, US captured a large portion of British defenses.
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British won. General Howe. British gov. were not happy with the outcome of Howes campaign - they replaced him with Henry Clinton.
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Solidified the idea that we are independent from Britain. First American Constitution, failure because it didn't provide a strong enough national government.
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George Washington. Washington set up camp to keep an eye on the British army.
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Ben Franklin. Paved the way for active French involvement in the war.
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British won. Sir Henry Clinton. Began the legend of Molly Fisher.
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British won. Archibold Campbell. British held off Franco Americans seige & held the city until late in the war.
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General Clinton. Charleston surrendered in what may have been the single greatest american defeat in the entire war.
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Benedict Arnold, Major John Andre. Met with Major & and signed traitorous pact. Conspiracy was found out & Andre was executed. Arnold led troops in VA & CT. Moved to GB.
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French won. Sir Thoma Graves, Francois Joseph Roux. The battle was inconclusive, but a major defeat for the british. Decisive French victory.
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Americans won. General Washington, General Cornwallis. Cornwallis settled in Yorktown to wait for supplies. Washington & his troops headed for Yorktown while the French waited for him by ship.
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General Washington, General Washington. French & Washington's troops trapped him and forced him to surrender.
