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The first battle of the American Revolution. Won by the British. No one knows who fired the first shot.
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Happened in Philadelphia. Independence was declared.
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The colonists attacked Fort Ticonderoga, winning, getting all of the Britishs' weapons and took over Boston.
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Charlestown, Massachusetts Batlle of Bunker Hill . British won 1,000 British soldiers killed, but showed Americans could fight the British soldiers.
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Americans begin to invade Canada.
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Americans stop invading with some sucess, but gavei t back to the British
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George Washington wanted to surprise attack ,so he attacked Christmas night. It was the first major American victory.
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George Washington's second sneak attack and America's second major victory
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Hapened to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies. Heavy casualties and Burgoyne surrendered. Major turning point in the war.
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Freezing winter. People are starving to death and cold.
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France joins the war on America's side.
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George Rogers Clark and a miltia force trudge 200 miles in icy water. It was a surprise attack on British fort in Vincennes. British surrendered.
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The Bonhomme and The Serapis had a huge battle and they were both ships. The Serapis gave up and the Americans won.
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Spanish are secretly giving the Americans stuff.
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Arnold was on the Americans side in the beginning, but felt Congress undervalued him so he switched to the British secretly and was discovered as a traitor.
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The Americans and French lined up and the British surrenedered and threw their weapons in a pile. The British obviouslylost and it was the last major victory for the Americnas in the Revolutionary War.
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Parliament wanted peace so they came up with the Treaty of Paris between the Americans and Britain. Britain recognized the independence of the United States and Congress approved the treaty.
