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boston massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. The event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston -
lexington and concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
battle of bunker hill
The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.` -
declaration of independence
The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
British capture New York
At the Battle of Brooklyn, the Americans suffered 1,000 casualties to the British loss of only 400 men. On September 15, the British captured New York City. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle. -
Saratoga
Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight winter encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. In September 1777, Congress fled Philadelphia to escape the British -
Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth was fought near Monmouth Court House on June 28, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War. It pitted the Continental Army, commanded by General George Washington, against the British Army in North America. -
Battle of Yorktown
The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, or the German battle (from the presence of Germans in all three armies), ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army. -
British capture of Savannah
The Capture of Savannah, or sometimes the First Battle of Savannah, or the Battle of Brewton Hill, was an American Revolutionary War. -
British Capture of Charles Town
The siege of Charleston was a major engagement and major British victory, fought between March 29 to May 12, 1780, during the American Revolutionary War.