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Apr 19 1775
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first shots that were fired between the Americans and the British. The British marched there because the Americans had weapos there. They were marching on Concord and passed through Lexington. The first shot was considered "The Shot Heard 'Round the World". The American colonists were forced to withdraw. When the British got to Concord the Colonists were waiting for them, the weapons were saved and the Brit -
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold lead the capture Fort Ticonderoga in New York.
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George Washington is appointed general and commander-in-chief of the new Continental Army.
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Two day battle, British under the command of General William Howe and American forces under Colonel William Prescott. The British attacked, they took the hill but suffered heavy losses. The Americans fired until they were out of ammunition, then quickly retreated. To conserve ammunition, Prescott told his men, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
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The American colonists gain support of King Louis XVI of France.
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Thomas Jefferson presents colonial leaders with the United States Declaration of Independence. Stating that The colonies are independent from British rule.
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Members of U.S. congress sign the Declaration of Independence.
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The British drove the Americans from Brooklyn and forced them to evacuate New York.
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Congress appoint Jefferson, Franklin, and Silas Deane to negotiate European treaties. Franklin and Deane go to France seeking financial and military aid.
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The Americans were driven back but were enabled to draw off from the White Plain position and march into New Jersey while the British returned to Manhattan.
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American colonists under General Benedict Arnold defeat the British at Ridgefield, Connecticut
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The new Quartering Act allowed a governor to house soldiers in other buildings if quarters were not provided, but it did not have the provision in the previous act that soldiers be provided with provisions.
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France signs a treaty of alliance with the United States and the American Revolution. The Revolution is now becoming a world war.
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It was the biggest loss of troops suffered to the revolutionary army in the war. The losses consisted essentially of the major part of the forces available to the revolutionaries.
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Battle at Combahee River marks the last fighting between British and American forces
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Battle at Combahee River marks the last fighting between British and American forces
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Siege of Yorktown begins
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Preliminary peace treaty signed in Paris recognising American independence and the British finally withdrawal from America.
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The Treaty of Paris is ratified by Congress, the American Revolutionary War officially ends.
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Spain, Sweden, Denmark and Russia. recognize the United States of America
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Revolutionary war 1775-1783
