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Marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, "shot heard 'round the world" American forces successfully drove British forces back to Boston
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Delegates from 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to replace the First Continental Congress and would eventually adopt the Declaration of Independence
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The British undertook massive casualties to capture the strategic high-ground surrounding Boston Harbor. The Colonial Army was forced to retreat.
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Colonial forces attempted to capture Quebec under Benedict Arnold and win support. Turned into a disastrous defeat. Was the beginning of Arnold dissent into treason
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Thomas Paine wrote this 47-page pamphlet to persuade people into declaring Independence from Britain. He discussed all the reasons that people say America should stay under the control of Britain and argued against them.
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The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence severing ties with Great Britain and forming a new nation
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Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River and defeated the Hessian army. Pivotal battle in the war
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Considered a turning point in the American Revolutionary War. France joined the fight against Britain after this American victory
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One of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolutionary War. Surprise bayonet attack on American troops killing at least 53 and wounding 200 more
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Considered a turning point in the war. Friedrich Wilhelm Baron von Steuben trained colonial forces in European military training. Reinvigorated and boosted moral of Colonial forces