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Second Continental Congress
This declared the war and drafted the articles of confederation -
George Washington
The colonists best general -
Lexington & Concord
The first battles of the war -
Bunker Hill
All though the colonists suffered less casualties the British did win because the colonists lost their general -
Olive Branch Petition
Final attempt to avoid war with Britain -
John Locke
He believed men were free by nature but in order to live in a society you have so sacrifice some of that freedom to the government. -
Thomas Jefferson
The writer of the declaration of Independence -
Declaration of Independence
Document that declared the colonies independent from Britain -
Trenton
General Washington and his men were backed into a corner but somehow they managed to win with few casualties. -
Valley Forge
In the dead of winter General Washington's troops were trapped In Valley forge and started to run out of supplies and over 1000 people died -
Princeton
General Washington had his troops surround a British encampment at night and won the battle -
Saratoga
The British made an advance from Canada these battles pace 18 days apart and the British won by surrender. -
France
This was a document that confirmed if Britain attacked France or the colonies the other would help -
Cowpens
A battle that took place in the Carolinas resulting in only about 200 enemy troops escaping -
Yorktown
A deceive battle with nearly 10,000 casualties that ended in a surrender by the British. -
Treaty of Paris
This was a peace treaty signed in Paris that ended the war.