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"the shot heard round the world" started the revolutionary war
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convention of delegates from the 13 colonies started meeting
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the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts
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Patriot forces attempted to capture the British-occupied city of Quebec
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47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain
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the 13 colonies separate from britain. The declaration gives reason for the separation
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defeat of the Hessian mercenaries that restores the fortunes of the American patriots
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Congress fled Philadelphia to escape the British capture of the city
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convinces groups of people that america could win the war
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one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War