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They managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence.
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In Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, the Revolutionary war got kicked off because of rising tensions between the 13 American colonies and the British authorities.
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The British defeated the americans at The Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. The battle boosted their confidence.
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Colonel Benedict Arnold led a force or 1,100 continental army troops on an expedition from Cambridge Massachusetts to the Gates of Quebec City. They attempted (but failed) to put Quebec City under seige.
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Common Sense was published by Thomas Pain, setting forth his arguments in favor of american Independence.
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The Declaration Of Independence, is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House , which announces that the 13 Colonies regarded themselves as 13 newly independent sovereign states and no longer under the British rule.
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General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware and won 2 crucial battles of the American Revolution.
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British forces under Major General Charles Grey led an attack on Waynes encampment near the Paoli Tavern,
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The Battle Of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms.
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General George Washinton sought quarters for his men with winer almost setting in, and with great diminishing prospects for campaigning